The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has harped on the need for sustainable National Shipping Line, saying that re-establishment of National Fleet was imminent.
Jamoh, who confirmed NIMASA’s commitment to the establishment of a strong national fleet, noted that the desire for a Nigerian shipping line was being fulfilled.
He stated this in Lagos while receiving members of the National Fleet Implementation Committee who paid him a courtesy visit at the agency’s headquarters.
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He told the team led by the committee chairman and Executive Secretary, Nigeria Shippers’ Council, Hassan Bello, that the need for a national carrier cannot be over-emphasized owing to the enormous economic benefits it offers.
According to him, “There is no better time to have a national carrier and develop the maritime industry than now when the world is gradually looking away from fossil fuels, which currently form the cornerstone of the Nigerian economy and President Muhammadu Buhari is trying to expand the economy from oil.
