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December 30, 2009 · about 16 years ago

Ship owners shun Nigerian ports over attacks

Ship owners and chartered vessel operators are no longer willing to allow their vessels to call at any of the Nigerian ports for fear of attack by pirates. It was learnt that the few ones that called do so at very high freights. The Secretary of the Lagos Pilotage District Berthing Committee, Mr Ste

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Ship owners and chartered vessel operators are no longer willing to allow their vessels to call at any of the Nigerian ports for fear of attack by pirates. It was learnt that the few ones that called do so at very high freights. The Secretary of the Lagos Pilotage District Berthing Committee, Mr Stephen Famitola who dropped the hint urged the National Assembly to speed up the passage of the Maritime Security Agency (MASECA) Bill to enable shipping activities flourish again in the country.

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