This development raises concerns for the shipping sector about safe navigation. Iran's new requirements and possible insurance charges could undermine international maritime regulations, prompting allies to call on the US to reject these new demands.

Tehran says fees to cover cost of managing waterway will come into effect at end of 60-day negotiation period

Iran has announced plans to introduce maritime transit fees for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz within two months, following a 60-day negotiation period triggered by…

Country’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority said that ships must follow a prescribed route that passes along its coast and that alternatives are prohibited. | World News

Iran lays the groundwork for a new transit system in critical waterway, but will need Oman's buy-in to shore up legal defence

Iran's new Persian Gulf Strait Authority will require insurance for Strait of Hormuz transits, with a proposed Bitcoin-settled Hormuz Safe platform

For many shippers and oil producers, the demand for mandatory insurance threatens to crystallise a worst-case scenario: tolls on the strait.

Iran is considering charging a mandatory insurance fee to ships crossing through the Strait of Hormuz in the future. As part of the memorandum o...

This development raises concerns for the shipping sector about safe navigation. Iran's new requirements and possible insurance charges could undermine international maritime…

NEW DELHI: Iran has indicated it may introduce insurance-linked charges for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a move that has heightened concerns in the global shipping…

The insurance policy required by Iran is currently free, but could involve charges in the future, the country’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority said,

Iran's IRGC now requires ships to coordinate passage through the Strait of Hormuz and has proposed a Bitcoin-settled toll system for oil tanker transit.