Lagos The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has disclosed that MT TURA 11, the vessel arrested with 800,000 metric tons of stolen crude is not registered on the Nigerian Ship Registry Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh said that internal checks revealed that the vessel is not on the agency’s Ship |
The Nigerian Cabotage policy encourages indigenous shipping and proper implementation of the cabotage policy in Nigeria would be able to provide more jobs, cause a growth in skill acquisition; increase in revenue generation and eventually development of the shipping capacity of the country.
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has urged the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) to consider the Nigerian Flag as first option for its vessels.
Eromosele Abiodun
The federal government has commenced moves to restructure the nationâs ship registry in a bid to ensure the utilisation of secured statutory certificates and prevent the entry of unseaworthy and sub-standard ships into the Nigerian flag.
Also, the government has commenced the issuance of new certificates of ship registration while simultaneously phasing out the old permits.
Ship registration is the process by which a ship is documented and given the nationality of the country to which the ship has been documented. The nationality allows a ship to travel internationally as it is proof of ownership of the vessel.