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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.
The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made the appeal in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos.
Jamoh said this during a courtesy visit by the management of the NLNG led by the Managing Director, Dr Philip Mshelbila, to NIMASA.
He added that both organisations agreed to set up a working committee meeting regularly to ensure improved relationship.
According to him, a better working relationship between NIMASA and the NLNG will greatly enhance operations in the maritime sector of the country.
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He assured the NLNG management that NIMASA would extend the already existing working relationship the Agency had with the NLNG Ship Management Ltd. (NSML) to the parent body.
“This is a new beginning; our focus should be what is best for Nigeria and not just for the NLNG or NIMASA,” he said.
While commending the NLNG for providing platforms for Sea time to train Nigerian seafarers, Jamoh noted that the Agency was committed to attaining best global practice to ensure global recognition of certificates issued by Nigeria.
“We are working to ensure that the Certificates of Competency issued by the Nigerian Maritime Administration are of international standard, and this will make it easy for the NLNG and other international organisations to accept them,” Jamoh said.
He said that the Agency needed the NLNG to boost the nations tonnage.
“NIMASA needs the NLNG, we desire to have vessels of the NLNG fly the Nigerian flag, just imagine that vessels of the NLNG are on the Nigerian Registry, our tonnage will increase exponentially, the Nigerian flag will earn much more respect globally and we will get better recognition,” he said.
