77 Ships Blacklisted, None Deterred: Inside Iran’s Failing Hormuz Toll Regime

AI Summary

Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority implemented a toll regime in mid-May and has since blacklisted 77 ships for unauthorized transit through the Strait of Hormuz. Despite blacklisting, all vessels continued to use the southern corridor, indicating ineffectiveness of the toll enforcement.

Operational Overview Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority opened in mid-May to oversee transits and toll payments through the Strait of Hormuz. It has since released three tranches of blacklisted vessel names, on August 24, September 2, and September 14. Windward analysis of all 77 vessels finds that every one used the “unauthorized” southern corridor through ...