“100 per cent of the ratings on board our vessel are Nigerians and more than 60 per cent of officers on those vessels are Nigerians,” he said. For vessels to fly Nigerian flag, he said certain factors must be put in place to make such vessels accepted internationally. When vessels are internationally financed, the International financiers always want the vessel to be flagged under-recognised White Listed Flag State. x“Most important to a shipping company is that its vessels must be accepted everywhere it goes. The flagging of vessels under the Nigerian flag is a desire and a national objective, and we at NSML are happy to key into that.

Source: The Guardian April 21, 2021 02:15 UTC