The federal government has directed the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to ensure prompt deployment of the N50 billion modular floating dockyard the agency acquired sometimes ago.
The directive was handed down through the minister of transportation, Mr. Mu’azu Sambo.
Osagie Edward, spokesman for the director general of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, disclosed this in a statement.
Jamoh, according to the statement said the minister described the deployment of the modular dockyard as one of the low hanging fruits he expected to be delivered to the nation within the next few months.
“When we met with the honorable 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, using lessons from past mistakes, to ensure a productive and sustainable deployment of the modular dockyard,” Jamoh said.
Jamoh said both NIMASA and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) were set to complete the operationalisation of the NIMASA modular floating dockyard with the installation of dolphins and repair of facilities at the NPA continental shipyard facility, where the floating dock would be operated from.
He noted that NIMASA had completed the ongoing discussions with its co-partner, NPA and other managing partners to provide the continental shipyard for the anchoring of the dockyard.
