# Shipping traffic through Strait of Hormuz remains below 10-day average, data shows

https://mins.news/en/item/63731

- Reuters, 2026-09-18 05:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/shipping-traffic-via-strait-hormuz-stays-below-10-day-average-data-shows-2026-09-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aaccd86fbc2160001c2bf22

> Preliminary shipping data showed that four commodity vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf on Thursday, down from six the previous day and below the roughly 16-vessel 10-day average.

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