The Maritime Authority of the Strait of Hormuz imposes enforcement sanctions against non-compliant commercial vessels.
The Persian Gulf Straits Authority (PGSA) has announced that two foreign bulk vessels have been referred to formal legal action after they attempted to navigate towards southern Gulf ports using false documentation and without prior coordination.
"In recent days, two bulk carriers who falsified documents and tried to sail towards ports in the southern Gulf countries without coordination, were transferred to legal action. By accepting the undertakings given by the PGSA, they avoided having their names added to the non-compliance list,” the PGSA said.
According to official maritime updates, both ships managed to avoid being placed on the authorities' non-compliance blacklist by agreeing to adhere to the regulatory obligations set out by the PGSA.
The maritime regulatory body further announced that commercial vessels with past operational violations will receive lighter administrative penalties provided their operators formally acknowledge the violations through direct electronic correspondence with the authority.