NIMASA Floating Dockyard: Jamoh applauds Nigerian Navy

BY EGUONO ODJEGBA

Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has commended the Nigerian Navy for its continued support and partnership with the Agency.

Jamoh who was a working visit to the Naval Dockyard Limited, thanked the Admiral Superintendent, Rear Admiral Kohath Levi and particularly appreciated the Nigerian Navy for hosting and securing the Agency’s floating dock since its arrival in the country.

Jamoh said, “We appreciate the Nigerian Navy for making available its facility for the Floating Dockyard since arriving Nigeria. This has ensured absolute security of this facility and as we all can see, the Dockyard is in good shape.”

Rear Admiral Kohath Levi assured Jamoh and his team that the Nigerian Navy would continue to support the Agency bearing in mind that safeguarding the Nigerian territorial waters is a collective responsibility of all critical stakeholders.

A statement released by NIMASA Assistant Director, Public Relations Department, Osagie Edward, quoted the NIMASA DG also using the opportunity to undertake on the spot assessment of the floating dock noting that efforts to put the facility into use have reached an advanced stage.

When finalized, the floating dockyard is expected to bridge the dry docking facilities gap in the Nigerian maritime industry as well as raise additional revenue for the government. The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) had described the Floating Dockyard as a profitable investment by Government.

The Federal Government had given approval for the Transportation Ministry to deploy the asset on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis and NIMASA is working in conjunction with the Nigerian Ports Authority to utilize facilities at the Continental Shipyard in Apapa.