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NIMASA’s Medium Term Strategy Plan’s silence on CVFF minus for local shippers

After a technical review of the latest Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Medium Term Strategy plan, industry analysts have discovered that it was not developed with development of local shippers in view. This is based on the fact…

Shipping stakeholders’ cite failures, demand sack of NIMASA DG

Considering the recent failure of Nigeria in winning a Council seat at the International Maritime organization (IMO) election in London where Nigeria went with over bloated delegation of 40 people, and the hard skin being displayed by the Director General…

Why Nigeria lost election into IMO Council in London

More details have emerged on why Nigeria lost out in the recently conducted elections into the International Maritime Organization (IMO) category C Council seat. The worst is that the lost came at a time Nigerian delegation of 36-man led by…

Amaechi dumped committee’s report on new national fleet 12 months after– Akinsoji

A top member of the federal government’s implementation committee constituted last year by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi to screen shipping operators interested in acquiring part of the 60 percent holding for Nigerians in the proposed national fleet, Engineer…