Barnacle Scrapers Cash In As Persian Gulf Shipping Bottleneck Eases

Barnacle Scrapers Cash In As Persian Gulf Shipping Bottleneck Eases Demand for commercial divers who clean ship hulls has surged as vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf prepare to leave following a tentative US-Iran peace agreement reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to Bloomberg. According to Captain Manandeep Singh Kukreja of Prominence Shipping Services, requests for hull-cleaning crews have increased more than 30-fold since the announcement. Fees for cleaning a single ...

By Tyler Durden