The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned 472 vessels from utilizing services across the country’s ports.
Sea-news.az citing WANA agency, that the announcement was released by the Maritime Affairs Department of the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure.
The agency did not provide detailed information regarding the precise reasons behind the prohibition. However, according to available reports, the majority of these vessels are linked to Iran or have utilized Iranian shipping lanes to navigate through the Strait of Hormuz. It is noted that oil tankers account for more than half of the banned vessels.
