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IMO chief challenges countries’ authority to charge ships for strait passage
Arsenio Dominguez says countries have no legal grounds to charge ships to use international straits, according to an Al Jazeera report.
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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
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International Maritime Organization chief Arsenio Dominguez says countries cannot legally charge ships fees to use international straits, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday.
The statement sets out Dominguez’s view on the legal limits governing passage through the waterways. The supplied report does not detail the legal reasoning behind his position.
It also does not identify a particular strait, country or proposed fee, leaving the specific context for the remarks unclear.
The legal claim is attributed to Dominguez in the report; the supplied material does not independently establish the position.
