New Offshore Vessel Commissioned
The Minister of State for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki Thursday commissioned a new offshore vessel acquired by Team Beleuzi by Team Offshore Nigeria.
The vessel is for transportation of supplies and equipment to offshore oil installations.
Saraki who was represented by the former Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Chief Mrs Chinwe Ezenwa commended the owners of the vessel for all the achievements within a short space of time.
She said, “With your track records and investment that you are injecting into Nigeria’s economy since you started operation in 2017, we are convinced that you have confidence in Nigeria and the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. You are steadily maintaining your course towards becoming the leading offshore support service provider in the Nigeria oil and gas industry.
“It is encouraging to observe that within the short period of your operations in Nigeria, Team Offshore Nigeria has in its fleet 14 specialized vessels flying Nigerian flag and contributing to local content development. With average fleet age of 6.5 years; and 2018, 2019 vessels in its fleet, you will agree with me that Team Offshore Nigeria deserves commendation.
“All these have been made possible by a 100 percent Nigerian ownership and a workforce of 90 percent indigenous personnel that have also shown commitment towards achieving a minimum of 70 percent Nigerian content in its various operations. These again, highly commendable.”
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside also commended the company for the new vessel.
Dakuku said the latest acquisition has rubbished the reports that Nigerian waters are not safe.
He said, “There is an attempt to portray our waters as unsafe for vessels to operate but with the coming of Team Beleuzi, all of that has been rubbished and proved that Nigerian waters are safe and not unsafe as they want people to believe.”
Managing Partner at ACAS Law, Afolabi Caxton-Martins said the new vessel will help to build capacity in the industry.
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