The Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Bashir Jamoh, says the Federal Government is working on reviving the national shipping fleet with carriage rights of up to 50 per cent of all state owned cargoes.
Jamo made this known during his presentation on “Maritime Safety Administration and the Growth of the Nigerian Economy in the 21st Century’’ at a seminar organized by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms BPSRs, in Abuja.
He was represented by Director Maritime Safety, NIMASA Olu Aladenusi.
According to him, NIMASA has been modernising and reforming the Nigerian Ship Registry to support national tonnage growth and fleet development.
He said besides flag protection, the government has provided several incentives for Nigerian flagged vessels.
Jamoh said recent developments being pursued by the agency included an MoU with Maritime Academy India to provide sea time for cadets trained by the Agency, Nigerian Seafarer’s Development Programme NSDP and the training of seafarers.
