New National Shipping Line Coming – Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has disclosed that the Federal Government is strategizing ways of encouraging the establishment of a National Shipping Line to ensure maximum exploitation of the potentials in the maritime industry at the 14^th Maritime Seminar for Judges, organized by the National Shippers’ Council in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute (NJI).

He said the Federal Government is making efforts at improving business in the country’s maritime sector especially in the areas of establishing a deep sea port for modern mega ships, as well as the establishment of dry ports such as the Kaduna inland dry port, among others.

“The present administration is looking into ways of encouraging the establishment of a national shipping line to ensure maximum exploitation of the potentials in our maritime sector. The Federal Government is doing a lot towards improving on the ease of doing business in Nigeria especially in the maritime sector.”

“The Federal Government effort towards trade facilitation includes modernization of transport infrastructure such as establishment of deep sea ports to attract the patronage of our seaports by modern mega ships and the establishment of dry ports such as the Kaduna inland dry port and others all over the country to decongest the seaports and facilitate expeditious evacuation of cargo from the seaports among others,” he said.