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NIMASA Assures Of Cabotage Implementation
The Director-General of
the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Ziakede Akpobolokemi, has assured all indigenous operators in the maritime sector of the agency’s commitment to protect their rights under the cabotage regime.
He said this in a good will message at the launching of two 45,000 metric tones sea-going vessels, MT Abiola and MT Igbinosa, owned by Ocean Marine Tankers Limited in Warri, Delta State.
Special Assistant to the President on Maritine Affairs, Mr. Leke Oyewole, said the transformation agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan has provided the enabling environment for effective implementation of the cabotage regime in Nigeria.
Akpobolokemi commended the management of Ocean Marine Tankers Limited, owners of the vessels, for taking a bold step to invest in the Nigerian maritine sector.
He urged more Nigerians to invest in the ownership of Ocean going vessels.
Also, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Local Content Developing Monitoring Board, Mr. Enest Nwakpa, praised the Jonathan administration for providing the political muscle to break the monopoly enjoyed by foreign flagged vessels an the freight of Nigerian crude.
In another development Arik Air and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have signed a Weblink agreement that allows accredited travel agents direct sales into the Bilng Settlement Plan (BSP) system.
The agreement was signed by the Arik Air Managing Director, Mr. Chris Ndulue and the Director General of IATA, Mr. Tony Tyler at the IATA Aviation Day Africa 2013 held in Lagos recently.
Weblink as an alterative means to Global Distribution Systems (GDS) Channels (Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre, World Span etc. It allows the IATA accredited travel agents to access the Arik inventory and pricing directly via Mercator Airline Reservations System (MARS) by passing the GDS.
With Weblink, all reservations and ticketing transactions are direct via webline to Mars, with sales reported as individual transactions to the BSP Date Processing Center (DPC).
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Ndulue said the agreement was one step forward in making things easier for travel agencies and passengers.