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NIGERIA RAISES RED FLAG ON COVID SHIPS

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Jun 27, 2020
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 ISSUES ADVISORY ON VESSELS FROM HIGH RISK COUNTRIES

REITERATES COMMITMENT TO SEAFARERS WELFARE AND WELLBEING

Warning Signal

The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has notified stakeholders about 13 vessels from five countries heavily affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Eight of the vessels are expected to berth in Apapa, Lagos; four in Bonny, Rivers State; and one in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Information about the vessels, expected to arrive the three Nigerian ports between June 23 and July 17, was received through the Command, Control, Communication, Computer, and Intelligence System (C4i) Centre under the NIMASA Deep Blue Project, also called the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure.

Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, said the need to ensure stakeholders adhered strictly to the guidelines put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria informed the decision to red-flag the vessels.

“We are counting on the continued cooperation of frontline government agencies and private sector operators in this regard as we jointly wage the war against the COVID-19 pandemic,” Jamoh stated.

The Director-General said the advisory was to further alert all agencies of government and private sector operators at the ports of expected arrival of the vessels and to demand the highest level of professionalism from all concerned officers in keeping with the Agency’s earlier advice on the handling of such vessels. He added that operators at the ports should ensure all safety measures and precautions in the best interest of the maritime community and the country were fully applied.

Dr. Bashir Jamoh, Director General, NIMASA

NIMASA had earlier given an advisory through a marine notice on the operational procedures for the ingress and egress of vessels arriving from such countries. Officers of agencies concerned were requested to immediately report any situation or circumstance that might compromise best practices in handling the arrival and discharge of these vessels and others that might be advised in the future.

The list of vessels and the details of their expected voyage to Nigerian ports are:

LIST OF VESSELS ARRIVING NIGERIA FROM HIGH RISK COVID-19 PANDEMIC COUNTRIES

S/N

NAME OF VESSEL

PREVIOUS PORT OF CALL

DESTINATION

ETA

1.

EBONY RAY

United States

Apapa-Lagos

23/06/2020

2.

NORD SUPREME

United Kingdom, Immingham

Apapa-Lagos

25/06/2020

3.

GASLOG WARSAW

Spain, Ferrol

Bonny, Nigeria

26/06/2020

4.

DESERT PEACE

United States, Houston

Apapa-Lagos

26/06/2020

5.

SHANGHAI EAGLE

Spain, Garrucha

Apapa-Lagos

25/06/2020

6.

KATRINA THERESA

Spain Algeciras Bay

Apapa, Lagos

25/06/2020

7.

HARMONIC

Spain, Escomberas

Bonny, Nigeria

27/06/2020

8.

DESERT HOPE

Brazil Santos

Apapa-Lagos

01/07/2020

9.

STENA CLEAR SKY

India, Dahej

Bonny, Nigeria

04/07/2020

10.

MUSKY

United States

Port Harcourt, Nigeria

07/07/2020

11.

VECTIS OSPREY

United States, Houston

Apapa-Lagos

11/07/2020

12.

GRANDE ISLAND

United States, Houston

Apapa-Lagos

11/07/2020

13.

LNG BONNY II

India, Dahej

Bonny Nigeria

17/07/2020

Coming few days after the arraignment of some arrested pirates within the Gulf of Guinea region, maritime administration in Nigeria is gathering momentum as the Director General of NIMASA has declared zero tolerance for criminal activities on Nigerian waters.

Recall that the NIMASA Dr. Jamoh has that assured NIMASA will not relent on it commitment to endure that seafarers get the best of what they need to make them more productive.

Speaking during this year’s Seafarers Day celebration in Nigeria, the Director-General said, “Policies are in the pipeline to improve the quality of training and certificates we give to the seafarers. We are taking steps to standardise the curriculum of our training institutions in line with international standards. We are also working on increasing the remuneration of our seafarers. These policies would be announced as soon as we complete work on them.”

He said seafarers were among the most courageous people in the world, stressing that the theme for this year’s Day of the Seafarer, “Seafarers are Key Workers,” is a “testament to the fact that the world cannot do without seafarers. Seafarers hold the key to humanity’s survival on a day-to-day basis. They hold the key to our wellbeing in this time of COVID-19 period.”

Jamoh praised seafarers for sustaining the global supply chain, distributing urgently needed medical supplies with enormous risk to their lives and families.

“The seafarers are unsung heroes, they are also our invisible heroes. We see their handwork everyday and everywhere in agricultural machinery, the food we eat, and the unbroken run of the manufacturing base, despite the global lockdown.”

The Director-General spoke on the challenges faced by seafarers amid the coronavirus pandemic, including stringent work conditions in some countries, movement restrictions, lockdowns, crew change difficulties, fatigue and seasickness, and disruption of contracts.

But he said, “As a regulator, we have taken steps to alleviate the suffering of the seafarers. NIMASA was among the first government agencies to declare seafarers as being on essential duty, and we published this in a marine notice. We also issued COVID-19 guidelines to incoming ships towards ensuring that there is no importation of the virus by sea.

“NIMASA was the first in West Africa to issue a COVID-19 marine notice.

“We challenged ship-owners and employers of seafarers to take necessary proactive measures to lessen the pains of seafarers.

“We also walked in lockstep with the IMO to tailor all our marine notices in the early period of COVID-19 towards supporting the extension of the validity of  seafarers’ certificates, crew change, guidelines, procedure and their designation as essential workers.”

Jamoh added, “It is said that a good sailor weathers the storm he cannot avoid; COVID-19 was a storm Seafarers couldn’t avoid. As tried and tested seamen and women, our seafarers have continued to weather this storm for us. We celebrate you today. Nigeria thanks you, the world appreciates you, NIMASA as a regulator will never abandon you. We will support you all the way.”

Karen, who is Director, Maritime Sector Consultant at Transbasin Limited, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, called on the international community to render necessary assistance to seafarers, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. She commended NIMASA for supporting seafarers during the pandemic and emphasised the need for Nigeria to develop post-pandemic measures to make the country’s seafarers internationally marketable and competitive.

Karen said, “Seafarers are part of the global supply chain and should have access to shore leave at ports in accordance with global regulations. There is also a need to look at improved ways to mitigate the challenges that COVID-19 has brought before us, commencing with digitalisation of our processes, including local training and licensing of Nigerian seafarers.”

Etim, who is ILO Nigerian Labour Attaché, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations in Switzerland, sued for better working conditions for seafarers. He called for greater opportunities to make their voices heard, saying they should be encouraged through appropriate rewards and compensations.

As part of the activities marking the day, NIMASA donated to the seafarers items that included essential commodities,  Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), facemasks, and hand sanitisers.

 

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