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Balancing Safety Regulation with Attracting Investment into the Nigerian Maritime Industry

Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency. NIMASA. Balancing Safety Regulation with Attracting Investment into the Nigerian Maritime Industry Presented By Ishaku M. Shekarau P h. D Executive Director, Maritime Safety & S hipping Development

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Balancing Safety Regulation with Attracting Investment into the Nigerian Maritime Industry

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  1. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA Balancing Safety Regulation with Attracting Investment into the Nigerian Maritime Industry Presented By Ishaku M. Shekarau Ph.D Executive Director, Maritime Safety & Shipping Development Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency (NIMASA) 4, Burma Road, Apapa, Lagos Venue: FCT, Abuja Date: Tuesday 12th July, 2011 Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  2. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • Presentation Overview • Introduction • Establishment of NIMASA • Overview of the functions of NIMASA • IMO / ILO Conventions • NIMASA- Encouraging Investment by Enhancing Maritime Safety and Security In the Nigerian Maritime Domain. • Critical Facts on the NigerianMaritime Sector • Attracting Strategic Investment In The Nigerian Maritime Sector- NIMASA Priority Areas • Conclusion. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  3. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA INTRODUCTION Nigeria is an independent North Atlantic coastal country with a number of littoral states along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Located on the west coast of Africa, Nigeria is within the tropics. It lies between 4 degrees north of the Equator on its southern parts and 14 degrees on its northern part in tropical West Africa. Nigeria covers a total of 923,768 square kilometers with a land area of 910 square kilometers. She has coastline of 853 kilometers and inland waterways totaling 8,575 kilometers consisting largely of Rivers Niger and Benue as well as other smaller rivers and creeks. Some of the key maritime claims of Nigeria include; continental shelf of 200 meters to the depth of exploitation, a territorial water of 20 nautical miles from the shoreline and an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 200 nautical miles from her territorial water. This, alongside with Nigeria’s stretch of coastline indicates clearly, the vast maritime environment that subtends the Nigerian hinterland Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  4. INTRODUCTION cont . . . • Nigeria is strategically located along one of the most important and resource endowed coastal regions - the Gulf of Guinea • It has vast open sea of 853km coastline and a total EEZ measuring 84,000 square kilometres

  5. INTRODUCTION cont . . . • This coastline is subtended by a large productive population of over 150 million people with huge demand for goods and services • This demand underpins the import of international trade in Nigeria, thus trade facilitation infrastructure is key to Nigeria’s economic life and this remains a priority for NIMASA

  6. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • ESTABLISHMENT OF NIMASA • The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is the apex regulatory and promotional maritime Agency. The Agency was created from the merger of National Maritime Authority (NMA) and Joint Maritime Labour Industrial Council (JOMALIC) [fomer parastatals of the Federal Ministry of Transport] on 1st August 2006. • The mandate of the Agency are derived from the following: • Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency Act, 2007 • Merchant Shipping Act, 2007 • Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act 2003 Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  7. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF NIMASA • The Agency has two broad areas of responsibilities viz: • i.Maritime (Safety) Administration • ii.Shipping Promotion • NIMASA’s activities in the two broad areas of responsibilities therefore behoves on it, the dual mandates of maritime Safety and shipping development in the Nigerian Maritime Sector Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  8. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA NIMASA VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT: Our Vision To be the Number One Maritime Administration Agency in Africa by the year 2020. Our Mission To achieve safe, secure 1st class shipping services, cleaner oceans and enhanced maritime capacity utilizing cutting-edge expertise whilst impacting positively on Nigerian’s Economy. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  9. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • IMO / ILO CONVENTIONS • A number of the Agency’s functions also arise from International obligations since NIMASA is the focal Agency for the Implementation of IMO Conventions and ILO Maritime Labour Conventions in Nigeria. Implementation of these conventions is therefore critical to the development and stability of the Nigerian Maritime Sector. • Some Conventions Ratified and Domesticated by Nigeria to date include; • International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) ‘74 • International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) ‘79 • International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) 73/98 • Collusion Regulations (COLREG) ’72 • International Convention on Standard of Training, Certification & Watch Keeping for Seafarers (STCW) ’95 • International Labour Organization Convention (No. 32 of 1932) on protection Against Accidents of Workers Employed in Loading or Unloading of Ships (Dockers Convention Revised 1932). Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  10. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • NIMASA- ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT BY ENHANCING MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THE NIGERIAN MARITIME DOMAIN. • This is achieved through the performance of its core mandates as follows; • FLAG STATE AND PORT STATE CONTROL • This involves implementation and enforcement of safety standards whether under domestic laws or International Conventions ratified by Nigeria e.g. SOLAS ‘74, COLREG ‘72, Load Lines (LL ’66), TONNAGE MEASUREMENT ’69, MARPOL 73/78 etc. • Under Abuja MOU, Nigeria has a Port State responsibility to carry out a minimum of 15% inspection on vessels calling in Nigeria thereby enhancing the safe operation of vessels and minimizing marine casualties and wrecks. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  11. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • CERTIFICATION OF SEAFARERS (STCW): • Ensure adequate training and certification of seafarers in line with the STCW ‘95 requirement. • Certificate of Competency (COC) are issued to Deck and Engine Officers - (Limited / Unlimited). • Nigeria is currently on the IMO “White List” indicating substantial compliance with Regulation 1/8 of the STCW Convention and other critical requirements. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  12. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA SEARCH AND RESCUE IMPLEMENTATION IN NIGERIA Nigeria being a signatory to the IMO 1974 Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and 1979 Search and Rescue (SAR) Conventions has the responsibility of providing Search and Rescue services for Seafarers that are in distress along its coastal and territorial waters. In furtherance to the above, at the 2000 Florence conference held in Italy on SAR, Nigeria was designated as one of the five (5) Regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres (RMRCC) in Africa amongst other countries of; South Africa, Kenya, Morocco and Liberia Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  13. SEARCH AND RESCUE:- CONTINUED-ESTABLISHMENT OF RMRCC AND MRSC’S The Agency ensures safe and secure operation of vessels in the Nigerian Maritime Domain through its Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre’s viz: • The Nigerian Regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (RMRCC) at Kirikiri, Lagos. • The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos • Other Maritime Rescue Sub-Centres to support the RMRCC strategically located in; • ESCRAVOS, • BONNY • ORON • and LOKOJA

  14. NEMA, ABUJA RSC, LOKOJA MRCC, KIRIKIRI, LAGOS BONNY ESCRAVOS ORON ORON SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF SAR ORGANIZATION IN NIGERIA:-THE RESCUE CENTRES ARE STRTEGICALLY LOCATED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAR COVERAGE FOR NIGERIA THEREBY ASSURING POTENTIAL INVESTORS OF THE SAFETY OF OUR WATERS

  15. . • NATIONAL SAR COMMITTEE • In order to ensure that the RMRCC and other established SAR Centres are efficient and effective, NIMASA constituted a National Standing Committee on Maritime Search and Rescue. The said Committee is comprised of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and all Major Stakeholders that are of relevance in disaster management as follows: • Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), • Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) • National Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) • Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) • Nigerian Navy (NN) • Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) • Marine Police • Nigerian Customs Service • Nigerian Immigration Service • Nigerian Civil Defence Corps • Oil & Gas Companies • The Committee has been meeting regularly and has achieved significant strides thus far in the planning of maritime emergency preparedness and raising awareness on SAR in Nigeria.

  16. 24 HOUR WATCH • NIMASA has maintained a 24-hour radio/telephone/fax watchkeeping capability for the Nigerian Maritime Industry since 2003. • All Stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry including NEMA, NAMA and other MRCCs in Africa and Europe have our contacts. • We have responded to several distress alerts since the Rescue Centres were established. • SAR BOATS • The Agency has in its inventory three SAR and four Pollution Control boats. • Following the completion of the installation of GMDSS Radio equipment, these boat would be strategically deployed to various locations while the acquisition of additional SAR vessels is being planned.

  17. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • AERIAL AND COASTAL SURVEILLANCE: • NIMASA carries out routine Aerial and Coastal Surveillance of our waters to monitor the activities and movements of vessels for the purpose of security breaches, pollution incidents and allied matters. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  18. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • SEARCH & RESCUE HELICOPTER • The Agency’s inventory of operational resources include, one Agusta AW139 Helicopter for Aerial Surveillance and SAR Operations. AW 139 at Agusta, Italy before delivery At MRCC Station at Kiri Kiri, Apapa Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  19. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • REMOVAL OF WRECKS, DERELICTS AND ABANDONED VESSELS • NIMASA as receiver of wrecks on Nigerian waters has the responsibility to remove wrecks , derelicts and abandoned vessels in line with the NIMASA Act 2007 and Section 382 of the MSA 2007. • Wrecks constitute navigational hazards and pose security threats in Nigerian territorial waters Deployment of Wreck Removal Equipment during one of NIMASA’s field operations Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  20. SAFETY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN • A number of states in Nigeria are regularly visited by NIMASA staff to express the Administration’s concern on SAR, especially with regard to small boat users following past incidents of boat mishaps. • Life-Saving materials such as Life Buoys and Life Jackets are usually distributed during these campaigns. • Printed Handbills on safety precautions are also distributed to the operators/participants, among others

  21. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • MARINE ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT (MEM): • This involves: • Enforcement of marine anti pollution laws under MSA 2007 which incorporates the International Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships MARPOL 73/78 which is the primary anti-pollution legislation. • The Agency is also to enforce all domesticated International Conventions on pollution such as: • Civil Liability Convention ’92 (CLC) • Compensation under the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund Convention (IOPC ’92). • Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (OPRC ’90) Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  22. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • The sensitivity of this responsibility prompted efforts to create a separate department with responsibility for enforcing these tasks. • This is necessary because Nigeria as an oil producing country with regular tanker calls should put in place measures to adequately protect the environment. • The departments’ activities covers FPSO’S and other loading/discharge terminals. There are currently sixteen (16) FPSO’s/FSO in off-shore Nigerian waters. The Agency encourages investment in this sector by ensuring the safe operation of these facilities by declaring Anchorage Limits and Safety Exclusion Zones for these high value offshore assets. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  23. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • Ship Registration: • NIMASA’s functions include registration of ships viz: • Flag State Registration – S.28 of NIMASA Act 2007 • Cabotage Registration – S.22 Cabotage Act 2003 • The Agency is making concerted efforts towards increasing the Nations tonnage, mindful of the fact that the more vessels that fly our flag, the more opportunities available for the sector. Ship Registration is critical to Maritime Safety and Security Administration. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  24. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • SECURITY OF VESSELS AND OFFSHORE FACILITIES ON NIGERIAN WATERS • The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has primary responsibility tothe International Community for merchant vessels in our territorial waters. • This is provided for under the Safety of LifeAt Sea (SOLAS) Convention of 1974, the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the • Safety of Maritime Navigation Convention (SUA) of 1988 and the 1982 United Nations convention on The Law of The Seas (UNCLOS). • These are international legal instruments towhich Nigeria is a signatory and has domesticated thus forming part of our municipal laws. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  25. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA Arising from this obligation therefore, the Agency is continuously strategizing to redress this menace which is assuming alarming proportions, and capable of compromising the integrity of Nigeria in the committee of Maritime Nations. NIMASA has noted with great concern the increasing number of incidents involving piracy and armed robbery and recognizes the danger to life and the grave navigational,environmental and national risks to which such incidents can give rise. The Administration is therefore willing to take all measures necessary to prevent and suppress acts of piracy and armed robbery from ships in or adjacent to Nigeriawaters, including strengthening of security measures. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  26. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • Efforts by NIMASA to curb Piracy & Armed Robery attack against Ships in Nigerian Waters: • NIMASA working with the Navy has identifiedthe following measures to effectively manage this situation viz: • Collaboration with Security Forces and provision of resources: • MoU with the Nigerian Navy: • NIMASA, recognizing its limitations and the need for collaboration in addressing piracy related incidents signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding with the Nigerian Navy in April, 2007. This had led to the secondment of a detachment of the Navy to NIMASA under the Maritime Guard Command (MGC). The MGC of the Agency had sincecommenced regular patrols of our waters Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  27. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA This presence which would be extended to other susceptible marine areas, is expected to deter the activities of pirates and armed robbers attacking vessels on Nigerian waters. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  28. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • Collaboration with the Nigerian Airforce and Establishment of the Maritime Air Unit: • Further to the recent acquisition of the ATR-42 Maritime Patrol Aircraft by the Nigerian Airforce, the Agency and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has concludedarrangements to establish a joint MaritimeAir Unit at the NAF Base at Benin. The said Air Unit is expected to provide the Air Force and the Agency with real time maritime surveillance dataneeded to guide strategic decisions in the Nigerian Maritime Sector. This includes facilitation of prompt response by NigerianSecurity forces to piracy and armed robbery attacks against ships in the Nigerian maritime domain. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

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  30. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • Collaboration with the Nigerian Marine Police: • NIMASA is at the concluding stages of partnering with the Nigerian Marine police to develop contingency plans to deal with these attacks and facilitate the acquisition of Patrol Boats with a view to enhancing the protection of the brown waters. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  31. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • Collaboration with all Stakeholders in the Nigerian Maritime Sector: • Taking the enormity of the problem into cognizance, the Agency is proposing tofacilitate collaboration by all stakeholders inequipping the various security authorities responsible for safeguarding the Nigerian maritime domain. • It is therefore planning to reach out to the communities in the coastal states, the multinational companies, oil companies and other shipping interests with a view to collaborating in the acquisition of vessels required to support the efforts of the Maritime Guard Command and the Nigerian Security Authorities. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  32. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA It is important to mention that this line of action is geared towards off the shelf acquisition of some vessels whilst in the long run customized vessel types would be acquired. In the meantime, the Agency has already deployed five vessels on periodic patrols around Lagos waters, under a public-private-partnership test-run for the proposed provision of vessels for NIMASA by the private sector. The ultimate goal of the Agency is to providepatrol boats at the established twelve (12) estuaries along the Nigerian coast, from where would be pirates or armed robbers come out into the sea. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  33. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA Role of the Regional Maritime Rescue Co-ordinating Centre (RMRCC): The establishment of the Nigerian MaritimeRescue Coordination Centre at Kirikiri Lagos in May 2008 has considerably enhanced the dissemination of information in the industry. Masters of Ships/Skippers now report attacks or threats of attacks to the MRCC Lagos for further necessary action. Some of the actions taken by the MRCC include warnings of the attack to shipping in the immediate vicinity and other areas of operation of fishing vessels, as well as inform promptly the Nigerian Security Forces involving the Navy, Customs and MarinePolice for immediate response. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  34. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA Maritime Domain Awareness Initiatives: Maritime Electronic Highway (MEH) The Agency’s Maritime Domain Awareness(MDA) Initiative tagged “Maritime Electronic Highway” will complement the existing MRCC and boost its coverage of the entire Nigerian Maritime Domain. The features comprise of a synergy of Vessel Traffic Services (VTS), Automatic Identification System (AIS) and Medium Frequency/High Frequency Radio Communication. However, the Agency in conjunction with the Navy have successfully installed the Regional Maritime Awareness Capability(RMAC) system at the RMRCC prior to the full implementation of Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  35. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA The Agency’s MEH for the 24 hours coverage of the Nigerian Maritime Domain. The RMAC is expected to enhance the capability of the RMRCC. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  36. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA The Nigerian MEH and Piracy Attack The Nigerian MEH when deployed would implement a system which provides for the declaration of a 1000-nautical-mile maritimesecurity zone in which all ships coming to Nigeria will be required to provide details on their journey and cargo. All vessels coming within a 200-nautical-mile limit of the Nigerian coast will be required to give extra details on cargo, ports visited, location, course, speedand intended port of arrival. The MEH would provide a platform where information is shared between the vessels and base stations of Port States. This exchange of information will provide the much needed communication link that would assist in securing the safe passage of ships. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  37. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA It is expected that this regular contacts andactivities with the Maritime Administrationofficers will generate activities which does not leave visiting/passing ships lonely and vulnerable to attacks from Pirates. The Nigerian MEH communication exchange would provide a platform to guide the movement and deployment of high speed vessels, putting Special Operations Forces on high-speed vessels so that we can use boats that might be incorporated with these vesselsto conduct effective interdiction in, once again, these sea lines of communications where pirates are known to move about. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  38. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • Implementation of Long Range Identification & Tracking of Ships: • LRIT allows SOLAS Contracting Governments to receive position reports from ships flying their flags wherever they are in the world. It also allow governments to receive similarposition reports from all ship and vessels approaching Nigerian territorial waters up to and within a distance not exceeding 1,000 nautical miles. • NIMASA has appointed Messrs Pole Star Space Applications Limited to handle the National LRIT Data Centre on behalf of the Agency in compliance with IMO Resolution MSC.202(81). • The LRIT information would contribute significantly to the security and safety of Nigerian territorial waters. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  39. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA • Installation of Alert Systems on Ships: • The Agency is working out modalities to ensure that Ship owners install Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) which can be triggered when vessels are under attack by pirates and armed robbers. The MRCC is also being equipped with the SSAS receiver in order to identify piracy attacks and inform the security authorities for immediate response. • Reporting Channels: • All fishing vessels must have the capability tocontact the MRCC Lagos in case of any safety/securityrelated incidents. Efforts are being made bythe Administration to encourage operators of fishing vessels to install GMDSS communication equipment as those in the MRCC. Trawler owners must therefore be committed to fitting these equipment on board their vessels as soon as possible. The GMDSS Digital Selective Calling (DSC) or INMARSAT equipment remains the most effective for transmission of “Piracy/Armed robbery attack” messages to the MRCC. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  40. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA Carriage of Money on Board: A critical factor being addressed by the Agency is the carriage of money on board fishing trawlers which must be minimized as much as possible, be it money to buy bunkers/fuel or money from illegal sale of catches or sale of unwanted catches. We believe that Sale of unwanted catches can only beeliminated by a vigorous regime of inspection of net sizes used for trawling by the Fisheries protection officers of the Department ofFisheries. Provision of Specific Bunkering Locations: NIMASA intends to be part of the efforts geared towards providing specific bunkering facilities located near fishing grounds for fishing fleet. This would eliminate the need to carry a lot of cash for purchase of bunkers at sea. Fishing Boat Crew Welfare: The Agency is sensitizing relevant Government bodies to look into the Welfare package of fishing boat crew to retain committed seafarers in the profession. Training, re-training and Certification of Seafarers must also be looked into in order to upgrade the profession and weed out charlatans. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  41. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency NIMASA Intelligence Gathering: The Agency has made efforts towards intelligence gathering with regard to piracy and armed robbery attack against ships in Nigerian waters. The data collated would guide Nigerian Security authorities and enhance their response to piracy and armed robbery attacks in Nigerian waters. This will also ensure effective use of limited resources. The Agency is considering regulating the useof outboard engines more than 115HP for civil use, as pirates use 200/250 HP engines. The supports of local Chiefs in these communities are being sought. Local markets around the coastal areas of Lagos and many others, including hotels where the stolen fish and shrimps are sold, should be investigated by security agents to uncover the source of supply and suppliers. A special Intelligence unit could be established for this purpose, since the illegal act borders on our economy and security of seafarers. Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency

  42. CRITICAL FACTS ON NIGERIAN MARITIME SECTOR While carrying out our mandates , NIMASA is continuously striving to encourage investment in the maritime sector taking cognizance of the following facts; • That Maritime trade accounts for about 90% of global trade • As a developing economy, infrastructural challenge particularly in the maritime sector is prevalent and pervasive and needs huge, sustained and coordinated investment to address. • The level of investment required to meet competitive threshold is enormous and cannot be handled alone by government in the present circumstance – dwindling resources and growing social services • Partnership with the private sector has become imperative and government has provided the necessary policies and institutional frameworks to support Public-Private-Partnership investment in the maritime sector. • ICRC Act 2005 • NIPC Act 1995

  43. FACTS ON NIGERIANMARITIME SECTOR • The average annual ship and cargo traffic to Nigeria is 3500 and 300 million metric tons respectively • On sub-regional aggregate, these figures give Nigeria 70% of total maritime traffic in West and Central • An estimated 200 indigenous fleet vessels are required to carry 50% of Nigeria’s seaborne international trades which is the national target. At present, Nigeria’s international trade is exclusively carried on foreign vessels despite various instruments designed to domesticate part of the affreightment • About 3000 vessels of different types are involved in Nigeria’s Cabotage trade with less than 10% of this figure belonging to indigenous operators

  44. FACTS ON NIGERIAN MARITIME SECTOR cont. • The Cabotage Act 2003 provides that all vessels trading within Nigeria’s domestic waters should be built and maintained in local shipyards as well as crewed by Nigerians • Public sector generated cargoes accounts for about 70% of total cargos in Nigeria’s international trade and the law provides that at least, 50% of this cargoes are carried by national carrier vessels.

  45. FACTS ON NIGERIAN MARITIME SECTOR cont. . . • There is only one Maritime Academy in Nigeria at present, and therefore the country is faced with acute shortage of qualified seafarers

  46. FACTS ON NIGERIAN MARITIME SECTOR cont. . . • Nigeria has eight (8) Ports which are mostly river ports with drafts ranging from 6m to 11m at high tide • At present, there are no functional container freight stations in strict technical sense despite vast hinterland with large commercial metropolis

  47. FACTS ON NIGERIAN MARITIME SECTOR cont. . . • ICT enablers are yet to be fully developed in port, shipping and logistics operations in Nigeria • There are no distribution, logistics and maritime industrial parks. Yet, most of the imported goods into West and Central Africa sub-region comes through Nigerian ports • Passenger ferry service is undeveloped despite large populated communities within the creeks and coastal areas of the Niger-Delta region that can only be accessed through water mode

  48. ATTRACTING STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN THE NIGERIAN MARITIME SECTOR- NIMASA PRIORITY AREAS The facts of the Nigerian maritime sector clearly show the enormous investment opportunities that abound in the Nigerian maritime sector • These opportunities also offer great potentials for international development and partnership at both governmental and private sector levels, as well as provides the basis for multilateral development framework. • In carrying out our safety mandates, some of the key investment areas which are of priority to the Agency include: • Building of indigenous/national carrier fleet to enable Nigerians partake reasonably in the carriage of both our international and domestic seaborne trades

  49. ATTRACTING STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN THE NIGERIAN MARITIME SECTOR- NIMASA PRIORITY AREAS- Cont. • Establishment of national tanker shipping line for the affreightment of Nigeria’s petroleum liquids and gas trades through PPP. • Facilities for shipbuilding and ship repair • Establishment of Maritime Academies and other related training institutions • Ship demolition and ship recycling facilities • Deep seaports and specialized terminals such as cruise/passenger, bulk handling terminals • Distribution and logistic parks • Container freight stations • Port inland transportation infrastructure i.e railroad, water haulage, trucking, etc

  50. ATTRACTING STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN THE NIGERIAN MARITIME SECTOR- NIMASA PRIORITY AREAS- Cont. • Marine equipment manufacturing facilities • Ferry and cruise services • Bunkering service • Development of infrastructure to create dedicated maritime transport corridor to serve Nigeria’s landlocked neighbouring countries • Maritime cluster services particularly ship finance, ship brokering, admiralty services, etc

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