The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commended the Nigerian Navy for hosting and securing the Agency’s floating dock since its arrival in the country.
The Director General (DG) of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday, signed by Mr Edward Osagie, Assistant Director, Public Relations, NIMASA.
The DG said this when he met with the Admiral Superintendent of the Naval Dockyard Limited, Rear Adm. Kohath Levi, on a working visit.
According to Jamoh, the visit was particularly to appreciate the Nigerian Navy for hosting and securing the Agency’s floating dock since its arrival in the country.
“We appreciate the Nigerian Navy for making available its facility for the Floating Dockyard since arriving in Nigeria. This has ensured absolute security of this facility.
“As we all can see, the Dockyard is in good shape,” he said.
The NIMASA DG also used the opportunity to undertake an 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) has described the Floating Dockyard as a profitable investment by Government.
“The Federal Government has 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,” he said.
While receiving the NIMASA DG and his team, Rear Adm. Levi assured that the Nigerian Navy would continue to support the Agency.
He noted that safeguarding the Nigerian territorial waters is a collective responsibility of all critical stakeholders.
