The General Maritime Administration of India has requested a moratorium on the passage of its crew through the Strait of Hormuz

ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, THE GENERAL MARITIME ADMINISTRATION OF INDIA REQUESTED THE SHIPOWNERS, SHIP MANAGEMENT COMPANIES AND CREW AGENTS TO SUSPEND THE DISPATCH OF INDIAN CREWS THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT INCREASE IN ATTACKS IN THAT AREA AND THE TENSION BETWEEN IRAN AND THE UNITED STATES. A RECENT ATTACK KILLED AN INDIAN CREW MEMBER. THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF SHIPPING AND THE BIMCO ESTIMATE THAT MORE THAN 310,000 INDIAN CREWS WORK ON MERCHANT SHIPS, AND INDIA IS THE SECOND LARGEST SUPPLIER OF CREWS WORLDWIDE。