Nigeria: Single Hull Tankers - Country Works Out Modalities for Imo Compliance

Vanguard (Lagos)

5 January 2009

In a bid to ensure compliance to the International Maritime Organisattion (IMO) convention on the phasing out of Single Hull Tankers, the Nigerian government is working out modalities to beat the 2010 deadline of the international body.To this end, the nation through its apex maritime regulatory agency, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), is partnering with indigenous ...