Registration: NIMASA issues three-month ultimatum to cabotage trade operators

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NIMASA DG, Bashir Jamoh

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has issued a three-month ultimatum to companies engaged in cabotage trade in Nigeria to register all vessels used in coastal and inland waters trade.

In addition to registration in the applicable Special Register for Cabotage Vessels and Ship Owning companies, and obtaining the Certificate of Cabotage Registration/License, operators with expired registration certificates are to ensure the renewal of their Cabotage Operational Certificate/License for all Cabotage vessels within three months.

In a statement signed by the agency Spokesman, Philip Kyanet on Sunday, NIMASA said that at the expiration of the three months, it would notify relevant government authorities and International Oil Companies (IOCs) to bar vessels without valid cabotage certificates.

Quoting the NIMASA Director General, Bashir Jamoh shortly after the agency released a Marine Notice to announce the decision, the statement disclosed that the notice was part of efforts to ensure strict enforcement of the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act 2003 and Guidelines on Implementation of the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act 2003.

Jamoh reiterated that the Cabotage Act provided that every vessel intended for use in domestic trade must be duly registered by the Registrar of Ships.

“The law provides that every vessel intended for use under the Cabotage Act must be duly registered in the appropriate register and the operational certificates be renewed annually. We are out to ensure strict implementation of NIMASA’s mandate under the law.

“Ultimately, our intention is to build and continue to enhance the capacity of Nigerians in the shipping industry in line with relevant international regulations,” the NIMASA boss stated.

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