Maritime
NIMASA, NRC, Bayelsa To Revive Rail Foundry
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and the Bayelsa State Government are partnering to resuscitate the railway foundry.
This was made known in a statement by the Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, during an inspection of the Nigerian Railway Foundry at the weekend in Lagos.
He said, ”So, if we remove wrecks holistically as we proposed, we need to make provision for where they will be kept and how we can recycle them for economic benefits.
“That’s why I spoke with the Managing Director of Nigerian Railway, and Bayelsa State Government which had earlier indicated an interest in wreck recycling and with a technical partner from South Africa to come and invest in the Nigerian railway foundry.”
Jamoh explained that the foundry would create several jobs with spare parts for ship building and ship repairs, thereby saving foreign exchange for the country.
He said that not only wrecks would be recycled at the foundry but other damaged iron-based components and metals such as scrapped cars and machinery.