# Hormuz traffic slows as uncertainty over waterway persists

https://mins.news/en/item/25711

- Reuters, 2026-08-19 03:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hormuz-traffic-slows-uncertainty-over-waterway-persists-2026-08-19/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8527f9f7c24d00010f8c85

> Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed on Wednesday, data showed, as most shipowners avoided the key waterway amid a lack of clear signals on reopening it after a blockade during the Iran war.

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