Nigeria - 2007 - Trade, Industry and Investment

Merchant Shipping Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

An Act to provide for merchant shipping and for related matters. The agency of government established and responsible for maritime safety, administration and security shall be the implementing agency for this Act. It emphasizes that no ship shall operate commercially in or from the waters of Nigeria unless the ship is a registered Nigerian ship.

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January 2022

An Act to provide for merchant shipping and for related matters. The agency of government established and responsible for maritime safety, administration and security shall be the implementing agency for this Act. It emphasizes that no ship shall operate commercially in or from the waters of Nigeria unless the ship is a registered Nigerian ship.

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