2026-06-16
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Is one of the world's most important shipping lanes finally open.
Essentially ships are starting to go out now and Friday it'll be completely open.
Because right now all we have are these sort of relatively loose statements
that's not really enough for planning to be initiated.
It's World Business Report from the BBC World Service.
I'm Rahul Tandon.
How long will it take to reopen the strait of all moves fully?
We'll hear from leading figures from within the shipping industry.
And as the UK bans social media for under 16th, is that the right approach?
Or should they be looking more closely at the business model?
It's been quite a day for the global economy.
Oil prices are falling.