NIMASA Tightens Cabotage Enforcement To Protect Local Shipowners, Detains Four Vessels

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has intensified enforcement of Nigeria’s Cabotage regulations, detaining four vessels over alleged non-compliance as part of efforts to protect indigenous shipowners and strengthen local participation in coastal shipping.
The vessels, identified as MT HOLMES, MT FUJAIRAH ENERGY, JS GRATITUDE and MT BORA, were detained within the Lagos maritime domain during a targeted enforcement operation code-named Operation Sea Guardian.
NIMASA said some of the vessels had since been released after regularising their infractions, while warning that enforcement activities would become more frequent and operators found violating maritime...