{"id":42642,"date":"2026-03-30T09:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/42642\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:45:12","slug":"secretary-of-iran-shipping-association-170bn-logistics-turnover-in-the-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/42642\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary of Iran Shipping Association: $170bn Logistics Turnover in the Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Islam Times – The Secretary of Iran\u2019s Shipping Association, underscoring the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz, stated that Iran will seek to recover the costs of securing this vital waterway from aggressor powers, adding that a new doctrine will be adopted for its management. He also pointed to a $170bn logistics turnover in the region.Amid rising geopolitical tensions that have brought the Strait of Hormuz into sharp global focus, Masoud Polmeh, Secretary of the Iranian Shipping and Related Services Association, stressed the strategic significance of this critical waterway, stating that Iran can demand compensation for maintaining its security from extra-regional powers.<\/p>\n

Polmeh strongly criticized the United States for violating international law and endangering the security of commercial shipping, calling for the adoption of a new doctrine for managing the strait.<\/p>\n

Referring to the primacy of coercive power during crises, he stated: \u201cThe United States, relying on its bases in the southern Persian Gulf, has violated international law and human rights, placing commercial shipping security at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

In remarks to Iran Chamber Online, he emphasized that Iran cannot remain silent in the face of unilateral violations by the opposing side, adding that the country is compelled to take reciprocal measures to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Under the declared political and geographical doctrine, the passage of oil tankers and commercial fleets belonging to countries that have taken or supported military action against Iran will be treated as \u201charmful passage\u201d and prevented.<\/p>\n

The shipping official further noted that alongside restricting the movement of fleets linked to aggressors, Iran has facilitated transit for other countries\u2019 fleets, including those of Iraq, Pakistan, India, Malaysia and Turkey.<\/p>\n

Strait of Hormuz: a global lifeline<\/p>\n

Polmeh highlighted key statistics on the waterway, noting that the five countries on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf account for over 20% of global trade\u2014valued at at least $1.6 trillion\u2014excluding oil and gas. Any disruption in this region would therefore challenge global capital flows.<\/p>\n

He also cited additional figures illustrating global dependence on the strait:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Energy: 20% to 40% of the world\u2019s fossil energy transits the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Oil and gas: 20% of global oil and 30% of gas pass through this chokepoint.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Strategic products: Up to 60% of global dependence on petrochemicals and urea fertilizers is tied to the region.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Logistics: Annual financial transactions exceeding $170bn in logistics alone.<\/p>\n

Shifting power balance and the need for a new doctrine<\/p>\n

Comparing the strait\u2019s logistics turnover with Iran\u2019s total national budget, Polmeh pointed to Jebel Ali Port as a regional hub, noting that a significant portion of Iran\u2019s container trade was previously transshipped through the port, though this cycle has now been disrupted.<\/p>\n

He stressed that the security of the Strait of Hormuz is directly linked to the country with the longest coastline along it, warning that if Iran\u2019s economic security is undermined, insecurity will spread globally.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, he emphasized the necessity of formulating a new doctrine for managing the strait, stating that Iran must define a \u201csecurity perimeter\u201d for the waterway: \u201cIt is no longer possible to rely on rules that have been violated by self-proclaimed powers. Iran must therefore set clear boundaries to ensure security and safe passage and seek compensation for maintaining this domain.\u201d \n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Islam Times – The Secretary of Iran\u2019s Shipping Association, underscoring the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42643,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[5788,18072,605,12342,18084,18080,12832,18071,18083,14590,18082,623,618,12323,102,18075,595,34,4093,598,7223,8020,18085,5840,591,18086,18081,18077,398,2649,18078,18076,150,7465,1219,101,10721,608,596,10182,599,603,18073,18074,18079,7617],"class_list":{"0":"post-42642","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-strait-of-hormuz","8":"tag-will","9":"tag-170bn","10":"tag-a","11":"tag-adding","12":"tag-adopted","13":"tag-aggressor","14":"tag-also","15":"tag-association","16":"tag-be","17":"tag-costs","18":"tag-doctrine","19":"tag-for","20":"tag-from","21":"tag-he","22":"tag-hormuz","23":"tag-importance","24":"tag-in","25":"tag-iran","26":"tag-irans","27":"tag-islam","28":"tag-its","29":"tag-logistics","30":"tag-management","31":"tag-new","32":"tag-of","33":"tag-pointed","34":"tag-powers","35":"tag-recover","36":"tag-region","37":"tag-secretary","38":"tag-securing","39":"tag-seek","40":"tag-shipping","41":"tag-stated","42":"tag-strait","43":"tag-strait-of-hormuz","44":"tag-strategic","45":"tag-that","46":"tag-the","47":"tag-this","48":"tag-times","49":"tag-to","50":"tag-turnover","51":"tag-underscoring","52":"tag-vital","53":"tag-waterway"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116317488623332425","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}