The Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has announced that Federal Government has commenced digital manifest management for all ships berthing at Nigerian ports to standardize operations of Nigeria’s shipping industry.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that NIMASA D-G, Bashir Jamoh disclosed the development in a statement on Monday.
Jamoh said that the NIMASA intends to completely phase out physical transactions with cargo manifests and Sailing certificates.
The statement reads, “This is in our bid to ensure transparency and professionalism that the sector requires to grow.
“We have improved our operational relationship with our sister agencies. As we speak, we have made tremendous progress in our determination to convey sailing clearance for vessels to the NPA electronically.
”We also receive and process manifests electronically. This has improved efficiency leading to improvement in the turn-around-time of vessels calling at the nation’s ports,” he said.