IMO Secretary-General: Transit Risks in the Strait of Hormuz Remain High

International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said on the 16th that the security situation in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters continues to deteriorate, and the risk to ship passage has not diminished. He stressed that shipping should not be used as a tool of pressure in conflicts, and that only by addressing the root causes of the crisis can the parties to the conflict create conditions for restoring shipping security in the region.