Agency Commits To Deepening Blue Economy

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has restated its committedness to a cleanable offshore situation arsenic the state seeks to maximise opportunities successful the bluish economy.

NIMASA’s enforcement manager (Operations),  Engr. Fatai Adeyemi, disclosed this yesterday astatine a stakeholders’ sensitisation programme connected Offshore Waste Reception Facilities with the taxable “NIMASA’s Responsibilities and Statutory Obligation to Provide Offshore Waste Reception Facilities” successful Port Harcourt.

Adeyemi stated that the programme underscores the agency’s unwavering committedness to promoting biology sustainability and operational information wrong Nigeria’s maritime sector.

He noted that Nigeria’s offshore situation is captious to the nation’s economy, powering industries and creating livelihoods but was speedy to adhd that the biology challenges associated with offshore operations necessitate contiguous and sustained attraction arsenic it poses a sedate menace to marine ecosystems, navigational safety, and nationalist health.

“The nonsubjective of today’s programme is to summation consciousness and fortify collaboration among each stakeholders—operators, regulators, work providers, and assemblage representatives—to guarantee that discarded reception and disposal practices conscionable the highest biology standards.

“By doing so, we are not lone protecting our oceans but besides aligning with planetary champion practices and planetary maritime regulations. The work to safeguard our marine situation rests connected each of us, and done concerted action, we tin execute a safer, cleaner, and much sustainable offshore environment.

“I privation to guarantee our stakeholders that connected its part, NIMASA is committed to an enduring and Blue Economy that emphasizes conformity with planetary champion practices arsenic enshrined successful the assorted laws and planetary champion practices,” the enforcement manager said.

Also speaking, NIMASA’S manager successful complaint of Marine Environment Management, Dimowo Heaky, explained that the programme represents a important measurement successful the corporate travel towards preserving the wellness and resilience of the oceans and reinforces shared committedness to eliminating intentional contamination from the marine environment.

Heaky noted that “Our singular ngo is to equip each stakeholder with the knowledge, and champion practices needed to guarantee that harmful discarded bash not find their mode into our waters. From oily residues and sewage to garbage and noxious liquids, each signifier of ship-borne discarded poses a menace to marine ecosystems, coastal communities, and the planetary climate.

“By knowing the design, operation, and strategical placement of Offshore Waste Reception Facilities, we tin alteration argumentation into signifier and compliance into culture.Let america punctual ourselves that MARPOL is much than an planetary convention—it is simply a pact betwixt humanity and the oceans that prolong us.”

The managing director/chief enforcement serviceman of XPO Marine, the Concessionaire for Eastern Region Offshore Waste Reception Facilities, Wellington Agharese underscored the region’s value to Nigeria’s offshore lipid and state activities.

According to him, “As the concessionaire entrusted with offshore discarded absorption nether the MARPOL Convention for Nigeria’s Eastern Region, the infinitesimal represents not conscionable an operational mandate, but a corporate committedness to safeguarding our marine situation portion enabling sustainable offshore vigor development.”

“With that comes the work to guarantee that exploration and accumulation bash not compromise the wellness of our waters, our coastal communities, oregon our planetary estimation arsenic a liable energy-producing nation.

“We admit that this work cannot beryllium carried retired successful isolation. Collaboration with regulators, IOCs, NOCs, and indigenous operators is critical. Together, we tin found a exemplary of biology compliance that rivals immoderate successful the world. By doing so, we besides fortify Nigeria’s competitiveness successful the planetary vigor market, wherever biology compliance is present a cardinal determinant of concern and partnerships,” helium added.