The Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), which the Iranian government established under the pretext of managing passage through the Strait of Hormuz, said that about 300 ships applied for passage permits over the past month.
PGSA said on the 1st (local time) on X that "since PGSA's activities began in late April, more than 300 ships unrelated to Iran have submitted information to obtain permits for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz."
According to PGSA's own tally, by type of vessel applying for passage permits, tankers were the most at 42 percent. They were followed by bulk carriers at 27 percent, container ships at 11 percent, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers at 8 percent.
Departures (ships leaving the Gulf for the Gulf of Oman) accounted for 77 percent of all applications, and the main destinations of departing vessels were in Asia, especially China and India. The main destinations of arriving ships were the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at 34 percent, Qatar at 31 percent, and Iraq at 17 percent.
PGSA emphasized that "under the policy announced by Iran, PGSA cannot issue passage permits for hostile countries' ships, and in wartime restriction situations gives priority to the passage of ships related to friendly countries."
Iranian state television, regarding Strait of Hormuz passage permits, explained that "any shipowner or captain in the world can access the PGSA system 24 hours a day, day or night, to apply for a permit," and that "the system reviews applications and issues a permit upon approval."
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has been announcing daily since late last month that around 30 ships a day transited the Strait of Hormuz.