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Regulating Nigerian Maritime Industry For Sustainable Development
We are committed to promoting and developing the Nigerian maritime industry through effective regulation, capacity building and service delivery.
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ABOUT NIMASA
Who We Are
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is the apex regulatory and promotional maritime agency. The Agency was created from the merger of National Maritime Authority and Joint Maritime Labour Industrial Council (former parastatals of the Federal....
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LATEST NEWS
2026 WORLD MARITIME DAY PARALLEL EVENT: NIGERIA CALLS FOR STRONGER GLOBAL MARITIME COLLABORATION
Nigeria has called for stronger international collaboration in the maritime sector to promote the exchange of ideas, expertise and technologies that will support safer, more efficient and environmentally sustainable shipping. The Director-General of the Nigerian...
NIMASA, ITF ENDORSE MOU ON SEAFARER WELLBEING
…MoU is the First in Africa - ITF The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have formalized its partnership with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) with the endorsement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at promoting...
NIMASA Strengthens Cabotage Enforcement, Detain Defaulting Vessels
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has confirmed that only MT Holmes and MT Sabeak were detained during a targeted enforcement operation code named Operation Sea Guardian to enforce compliance with maritime regulations in Nigeria waters. Contrary...
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