NIMASA Alerts Stakeholders on 13 Vessels Coming from COVID-19 High Risk Countries
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Saturday alerted maritime industry stakeholders of 13 vessels coming to Nigeria 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.
In a statement signed by the Head of Corporate Communications,NIMASA, Mr Phillip Kyanet, the agency said the vessels were expected to arrive the three Nigerian ports between June 23 and July 17.
The agency said information on the vessels 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.
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.
Below is the list of vessels and the details of their expected voyage to Nigerian ports.
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
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Eight of the vessels are expected to berth in Apapa, Lagos; four in Bonny, Rivers State; and one in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
In a statement signed by the Head of Corporate Communications,NIMASA, Mr Phillip Kyanet, the agency said the vessels were expected to arrive the three Nigerian ports between June 23 and July 17.
The agency said information on the vessels 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.
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.
Below is the list of vessels and the details of their expected voyage to Nigerian ports.
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
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