Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Mexico, Panama and Singapore submitted to the Council of the International Maritime Organization the proposal to encourage the institution, in order to provisional and urgent, of a regulatory framework that defines a Safe maritime corridor to facilitate safe evacuation of merchant ships from the high-risk areas of the Strait of Hormuz to a place of safety, with particular attention to those currently confined to the Persian Gulf.

This proposal - they explained - "aims to protect the lives of seafarers and ensure the mobilisation and commercial navigation of ships wishing to use this regulatory framework, avoiding military attacks and protecting and securing the maritime domain".