Iran warns insurers and class societies against servicing Hormuz black list vessels
- Iran expanded its Strait of Hormuz black list to 76 vessels and warned insurers, P&I clubs and class societies not to provide services to designated ships
- Warning came a day after the blacklisted tanker EL Gaia was hit by a projectile in Hormuz, forcing the evacuation of 13 Indian crew while one seafarer remains missing
- The growing index increasingly targets vessels linked to MEG state energy interests, but has so far failed to stop many owners, charterers and traders continuing to use the designated ships
Iran has expanded its Strait of Hormuz blacklist to 76 vessels and warned insurers, P&I clubs and classification societies against servicing them, raising concerns that Tehran is seeking to increase pressure on ships defying its transit regime after a blacklisted tanker was struck over the weekend
