The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization, His Excellency Kitack Lim, is scheduled to visit Nigeria from Sunday, November 20th – 22nd 2022.
During his visit, the Secretary General will attend the Nigeria International Maritime Summit where regional policies and operational perspectives to Decarbonization and Green House Gas Emissions in shipping will be the focus.
The Ministry of Transportation and its qgencies in collaboration with the organized maritime private sector under the auspices of Nigeria International Maritime Summit, are hosting the event.
Commenting on the visit, the Minister of Transportation; Mu’azu Sambo says the Federal Government is committed to ensuring that Nigeria becomes a major destination for global maritime players.
On his part, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh said the visit by Kitack Lim, which is the first by an IMO Secretary General to Nigeria in over 15 years, is a testament to the renewed confidence of the international maritime community in Nigeria.
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“We are glad that after 15 years, an IMO Secretary General will be visiting Nigeria. Our desire is to continue in this stead until we attain a status of not just the hub of maritime activities in the region, but a major player in the global scene”, he said.
On his part, the Chief Executive Officer of NIMS, Dr Emeka Akabogu, noted that the summit will provide a platform for practical issues in operations; and regulations impacting Decarbonization in Shipping in the West and Central Africa region would be highlighted as a catalyst for igniting the Blue Economy in the region.
Kitack Lim is also expected to have a firsthand experience of some operational activities of NIMASA, which is the focal agency of Nigeria liaising with the IMO under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Transportation.
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