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Home » Maritime Day: NASS Committed To Maritime Safety, Sen Sanni Says

Maritime Day: NASS Committed To Maritime Safety, Sen Sanni Says

by Joshua
September 27, 2024
in Featured, News

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Marine Transport, Sen. Wasiu Sanni, has expressed the National Assembly’s commitment to policies that would drive safe operations in the maritime sector.

 

Sanni said this during the commemoration of the 2024 World Maritime Day on Thursday.

 

The ceremony had “Navigating the Future: Safety First” as its theme.

 

He said that maritime safety was a national imperative, adding that there is need to embrace new innovation as the country improved on safety.

 

“As we look into the future, let safety be the guide to enable Nigeria be the leading maritime nation in the West and Central Africa,” Sanni said.

 

He urged agencies in the maritime sector to ensure compliance to international safety conventions.

 

He advised operators to make safety their guiding principle to position the country as a leading player in the global maritime community.

 

Sanni asked the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), to resubmit the petition concerning retired seafarers who had not been paid gratuity during the Nigeria National Shipping Line (NNSL) regime.

 

He assured the union that the senate would work with Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), to ensure justice for the seafarers who had contributed to the growth of the maritime industry.

 

The Director, Maritime Safety and Security, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Babatunde Bombata, in a remark, said that the maritime industry depended on the ocean and waterways.

 

Bombata described the ocean and waterways as vital channels for international trade, innovation, and connectivity.

 

He said that safety was not merely an operational consideration, but the cornerstone upon which the future of the maritime industry must be built.

 

“The safe operation of vessels, the security and well-being of seafarers, the protection of the marine environment are also interconnected, with safety serving as a key factor in unifying trade.

 

“Without prioritising safety, we risk not only human lives but also the ecosystems and economies that rely on our oceans.

 

“In an era of rapid technology change, where innovations like autonomous vessels, renewable energy platforms, and artificial intelligence are reshaping the landscape, our commitment to safety must be unwavering,” he said.

 

According to him, these advancements present great opportunities, but they also introduce new risks.

 

“We must, therefore, ensure that these technologies enhance safety standards rather than compromise them, guiding us into a future where innovation and safety work hand-in-hand,” Bombata said.

 

He urged stakeholders to come together with the ministry in shared commitment to advance maritime operations, prioritising safety, innovation and sustainability.

 

Speaking earlier, the President General of MWUN, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, urged government to address the issue of the retired seafarers from NNLS who had not been paid their pensions after three decades.

 

He also commended the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, for signing an MoU with the shipping companies and terminal operators to increase Seafarers’ minimum wage to N200,000

 

The Rector, Maritime Academy, Oron, Commodore Duja Effedua, said that the institution was navigating the future of the academy with quality training for cadets

 

He commended NIMASA for restructuring and adequately equipping the academy, and urged stakeholders to support the Federal Government to improve the standard of the school.

 

“For the first time in 42 years of the existence of the institution, we are now admitting foreign students based on the standard stimulators and other equipment put in place by NIMASA.

 

“I am also happy that the students of the academy, who participated in the maritime essay competition organised by NIMASA, did so well.

 

“Our academy will also give you the student scholarship to complete his studies,” Effedua said.

 

 


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