Harboursandport.com: Lagos - The Minister of Transportation Mu’ azu Jaji Sambo says Nigeria is committed to achieving greener shipping in line with the campaign by the International Maritime Organization, IMO, to attain sustainable development in the maritime industry. This is just as Nigeria joins the IMO to commemorate the 2022 World Maritime Day.
Sambo said that Nigeria
would not be left behind in the global move towards greener shipping, while
also reflecting on the need for stakeholders in the maritime sector to
begin exploring ways to transition into a greener and more sustainable
future.
On his part, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh noted that the Theme for this year’s world Maritime Day celebration is in line with the Agency’s mission of achieving cleaner oceans by developing shipping in Nigeria. He also pointed out that NIMASA is already working in line with the call by the IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim for developing countries to adopt green technology.
According to the IMO Secretary
General, “The World Maritime
Day theme 2022 “New technologies for greener
shipping” - reflects the need to support a green transition of the
maritime sector into a sustainable future, while leaving no one behind. The
theme provides an opportunity to focus on the importance of a sustainable
maritime sector and the need to build back better and greener in
a post-pandemic world”.
"Nigeria, represented by
NIMASA, as an active member state of the International Maritime Organization
(IMO) is involved in the processes of creating new international agreements and
protocols to address environmental issues such as marine pollution, oil spills, and emissions from the shipping industry."
The theme of this year's World
Maritime Day is linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), particularly SDGs 13 and 14 on climate action and sustainable use of
the oceans, seas and marine resources; SDG 9 on the industry, innovation, and
infrastructure; and SDG 17, which highlights the importance of partnerships and
implementation to achieve these goals.
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