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| Chief of the Naval Staff; Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, presenting a plaque to the Acting Director General of NIMASA; Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro, when the NIMASA boss visited the Naval Head Quarters Abuja recently. |
Acting Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA); Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro has disclosed that the need to ensure adequate security and safety of all business activities within the nation’s maritime domain led to the engagement of Global West Vessel Specialists Limited (GWVSL) on Public Private Partnership (PPP).
The NIMASA boss however explained that the contract with Global West was approved by the Federal Government.
Jauro made this disclosure when he visited the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas at the Naval Head Quarters Abuja recently.According to the DG, the mandate of GWVSL is to procure and bunker vessels for NIMASA’s operations, manned by the personnel of the Nigerian Navy on a Supply, Operate and Transfer (SOT) basis for a 10 year period after which ownership of the vessels will revert to NIMASA.
The meeting between the naval chief, and the NIMASA boss however offered the two organisations the opportunity to deepen their collaboration with the aim of providing a safe and secure maritime environment for shipping activities.
Mr. Jauro who stated NIMASA’s commitment to renew and strengthen the existing Memorandum of Understanding between both organisations commended the Nigerian Navy for keeping to the spirit and letters of the MoU which he said has drastically improved safety in the Nigerian maritime domain.
According to the DG, “having acquired a satellite surveillance system that is capable of monitoring in real time vessel activities in our maritime domain, NIMASA is also committed to the MoU with the Nigerian Navy both of which have the overall aim of making Nigeria a maritime destination of choice for both operators and investors”.
Responding, the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas appreciated the efforts of the Management of NIMASA in the past eight years since the MoU was first signed most especially in the areas of training of officers and logistics support to Naval operations.
Throwing light on the use of NIMASA vessels by the Nigerian Navy personnel, Admiral Ibas stated that by the provisions of the MoU, “we (Nigerian Navy) provide security, we arm those ships. By whatever means the vessels are acquired, the Nigerian Navy is fully manning those boats and we still do”.
Admiral Ibas also advocated for a review of the existing Memorandum of Understanding to reflect current realities and to make it more effective and beneficial to both organisations and the country at large.http://shippingposition.com.ng/article/why-we-engaged-global-west-vessel-specialists-%E2%80%93-nimasa-dg
The NIMASA boss however explained that the contract with Global West was approved by the Federal Government.
Jauro made this disclosure when he visited the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas at the Naval Head Quarters Abuja recently.According to the DG, the mandate of GWVSL is to procure and bunker vessels for NIMASA’s operations, manned by the personnel of the Nigerian Navy on a Supply, Operate and Transfer (SOT) basis for a 10 year period after which ownership of the vessels will revert to NIMASA.
The meeting between the naval chief, and the NIMASA boss however offered the two organisations the opportunity to deepen their collaboration with the aim of providing a safe and secure maritime environment for shipping activities.
Mr. Jauro who stated NIMASA’s commitment to renew and strengthen the existing Memorandum of Understanding between both organisations commended the Nigerian Navy for keeping to the spirit and letters of the MoU which he said has drastically improved safety in the Nigerian maritime domain.
According to the DG, “having acquired a satellite surveillance system that is capable of monitoring in real time vessel activities in our maritime domain, NIMASA is also committed to the MoU with the Nigerian Navy both of which have the overall aim of making Nigeria a maritime destination of choice for both operators and investors”.
Responding, the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas appreciated the efforts of the Management of NIMASA in the past eight years since the MoU was first signed most especially in the areas of training of officers and logistics support to Naval operations.
Throwing light on the use of NIMASA vessels by the Nigerian Navy personnel, Admiral Ibas stated that by the provisions of the MoU, “we (Nigerian Navy) provide security, we arm those ships. By whatever means the vessels are acquired, the Nigerian Navy is fully manning those boats and we still do”.
Admiral Ibas also advocated for a review of the existing Memorandum of Understanding to reflect current realities and to make it more effective and beneficial to both organisations and the country at large.http://shippingposition.com.ng/article/why-we-engaged-global-west-vessel-specialists-%E2%80%93-nimasa-dg
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