Gerd_Brodowski5d ago

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»“There is no international agreement where tolls can be introduced for transiting international straits. Any such toll will set a dangerous precedent,” a spokesperson with the UN’s International Maritime Organisation (#IMO) said.

IMO countries adopted the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas, or UNCLOS, which outlines the rules that govern straits used for …

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https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/a-toll-for-using-hormuz-would-be-a-dangerous-precedent-uns-ship-agency-says

A toll for using Hormuz would be a ‘dangerous precedent’, says UN’s shipping agency

Iranian officials have raised the idea of charging a toll for using the Strait. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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#… international navigation.

“According to UNCLOS, ships enjoy the right of transit passage through international straits. States bordering straits shall not hamper that right or suspend the transit passage,” the IMO spokesperson said.«

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