Cabotage Act: NIMASA's bold new steps to protect indigenous operators

When recently the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) set its face against violators of the coastal and inland shipping law, after a series of engagements with stakeholders, MT Navigator Capricorn, a Liberian-registered Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessel, was in plain sight. Caught in the Agency's crosshairs, MT Navigator Capricorn, which is on lease to the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited, and supplies cooking gas to Nigeria's domestic market, was detained. It was later released. But the decisive statement on the enforcement of the revised guidelines on the implementation of the Cabotage Act was not lost on stakeholders.Continue reading Cabotage Act: NIMASA's bold new steps to protect indigenous operators at Vanguard News Nigeria.
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