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Much Ado about Inexistent Cabotage Waivers

A Senate Joint Committee has been investigating alleged preferential treatment of foreign vessels and breach of the Cabotage Act 2003 and Local Content Act 2010. Ben Olasupo, who has been following the probe, says testimonies by DG of NIMASA and evidences so far point to needless ado about nothing. Although the concept of maritime cabotage has several meanings from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, such as short sea shipping, coastwise trade, coasting trade, it boils down to protecting domestic shipping industry from foreign competitions. Nigeria’s cabotage regime is embodied in the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act 2003, which became operational in April 2004. The purpose is to reserve commercial transportation within Nigerian coastal and inland waters to vessels flying the Nigerian flag, owned and crewed by Nigerian citizens, and built-in Nigeria.

Amaechi tasks cadets to be worthy ambassadors

Vanguard News Amaechi tasks cadets to be worthy ambassadors On As Rector, Starz Marine boss advises, offer supports By Eguono Odjegba MINISTER of Transportation, Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, has charged 235 graduating cadets of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, MAN, Oron, to be good ambassadors of the Academy and Nigeria, as they engage in seafaring. He also urged them to strive to continue to update their seafaring knowledge and increase the capacity of their seafaring career. This comes as the Rector, Maritime Academy of Nigeria, MAN, Commodore Duja Effedua (retired), admonished them not to see their graduation as an end to the quest for acquisition of knowledge, noting that only continuous personal development and learning can offer the guarantee to relevance and growth in the seafaring industry.

Seafaring can fetch Nigeria $12bn per annum — SOAN

Vanguard News Seafaring can fetch Nigeria $12bn per annum SOAN On By Eguono Odjegba PRESIDENT of the Ship Owners Association of Nigeria, SOAN, Dr. McGeorge Onyung, has said that if the Federal Government is able to encourage management of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, MAN, to sustain its current manpower training pattern, Nigeria can generate $12 billion annually from the seafaring profession. Onyung who spoke during the 2020 passing-out-parade/graduation ceremony of the 2020 Cadet Class held in Oron, Akwa Ibom State, said Nigeria has the potential to overtake The Philippines as the world’s leading seafaring nation. He stated: “We are very happy with development at the maritime academy, and want to express our readiness to continue to support the Academy. We are the true benefactors of the training that is taking place at the maritime academy in the last few years because we have invested so much in shipping, and cannot afford to have incompetent seafarers manning o

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