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Minister directs NIMASA to deploy modular floating dockyard

The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, has directed the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), to promptly deploy the Modular Floating Dockyard it acquired some time ago.

NIMASA Director-General, Dr Bashir Jamoh, gave the directive in a statement in Lagos on Monday.

Jamoh said the Minister described the deployment of the dockyard as one of the low hanging fruits he hoped would be delivered to the nation within the next few months.

“When we met with the minister last month, he made it clear that we need to deploy the Modular Floating Dockyard for the benefit of Nigerians.

“The truth is that we are working round the clock daily to ensure the dockyard is put to use.

“We are working closely with the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA using lessons from past mistakes, to ensure a productive and sustainable deployment of the modular dockyard,” he said.

Jamoh said both NIMASA and NPA were set to complete the operationalisation of the NIMASA dockyard with the installation of dolphins and repair of facilities at the NPA Continental Shipyard facility, from where the floating dock would be operated.

We are working closely with the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA using lessons from past mistakes, to ensure a productive and sustainable deployment of the modular dockyard.

He informed that NIMASA had completed on-going discussions with its co-partner, NPA, and other managing partners to provide the Continental Shipyard for the anchoring of the Dockyard.

“The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) is closely providing guidance for the deployment of the national asset on a Public Private Partnership PPP model.

“The floating dock needs to go through an installation process before it starts functioning or be put to use. (NAN)

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