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Mon May 24 2021
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria (SHIN) Limited have forged a strategy to strengthen safety on the waterways.
This is in line with both organisations’ drive to rid the waterways of illegal operators while reducing accidents among jetty operators.
Daily Trust recalls that NIWA’s inter-agency committee recently clamped down on six unseaworthy barges operating illegally on Lagos inland waterways, while three illegal jetties were sealed.
This followed the increasing reports of abuses of processes in the operation of barges and private jetties.
The inter-agency committee comprises representatives of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA); Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA); NIWA and the Lagos State Inland Waterways Authority (LASWA).