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Nigeria in dire need of Maritime transport Policy to complement sector growth—NIMASA

The need for Nigeria to quickly develop a Maritime Transport policy that will complement the existing National Transport Policy (NTP) and advance the country’s global maritime trade has been canvassed by the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and…

Nigeria’s Egina FPSO nearing delivery in Korea, to arrive August—NIMASA DG

Feelers from the fabrication site of the multi-billion dollar Egina Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) scheme in Geoje, South Korea have indicated that finishing touches is being given to the platform and it will be home come August this…

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Come and invest in Nigerian maritime industry, NIMASA tells Europeans

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that Africa is ready to engage on equal terms with the rest of the world in the area of maritime businesses; hence Nigeria…

NIMASA’s 2017 budget gave priority to capacity development—DG

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has disclosed that the expected 2017 budget gave priority to capacity development, particularly acquisition of sea-time by graduates of the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP)….

Asoluka expresses worry over delays by NIMASA in removing wrecked vessels

Former Chairman of Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA), Dr. Chris Asoluka has called the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside to take the issue of wreck removal seriously, saying it’s long…

Anxiety brews as returned DG of NIMASA, Omatseye set to resume work this Wednesday

Palpable confusion seems to be brewing at the 4, Burma Road head office of the at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), since the Court of Appeal in Lagos reversed the sentence on former Director General of NIMASA,…