Two Russian military transport ships were scheduled to transit through the Dardenelles Strait Tuesday, on their way to their expected destination, the Syrian portof Tartous, a U.S. official said.
The customs duties leviable on goods destined for the interior shall be collected at theportof entry and handed over to the administration ofthe area ofdestination.
The World Shipping Council has already argued that vessels should be stopped and inspected, if necessary, not at the initial portof entry in America but at their ultimate destination.