Plans For Shipyard Set To Boost Nigeria’s Maritime Sector

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Posted on May 8, 2013 11:30 am under Business, Logistics & Transportation, Strategies & Solutions

VENTURES AFRICA – In a bid to revive the Nigerian maritime sector, the federal government of Nigeria has revealed plans to build a shipyard in the country.

The shipyard when completed is expected to generate employment for youths and ultimately improve the nation’s economy, while arresting capital flight that would, in turn, bolster the country’s economy as new ships and ship docking services would be available in the country.

The project which has received approval from necessary authorities will also have facilities for dry docking ocean vessels.

Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi, said the establishment of the new shipyard is expected to drive sustainable development and step up capacity building in the maritime sector of the economy so that Nigeria can be a strong force in the maritime sector globally.

[size=15pt]“We will not only build ships, with a facility for dry docking in the shipyard, we are bringing in the private sector because we want to avoid the pitfall that goes with government single-handedly handling this kind of business.”[/size]

“Our belief is that if it is successfully completed and managed, we will not only create employment opportunities but also arrest capital flight as many vessels calling in Nigerian ports will now have a facility for dry docking instead of going elsewhere to do it.”

Aside generating employment and improving the nation’s economy; Akpobolokemi said the new venture is expected to also enable cadets from the Maritime Academy of Nigerian (MAN), Oron, Akwa-Ibom to have opportunity for practical training experience during their sea time.


http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/05/plans-for-shipyard-set-to-boost-nigerias-maritime-sector/

OP= Rossikk na wash

This is a misplaced priority. This guy is all over the place. Where is the electricity you promised? What about roads and security? Ship yard is the last thing on the minds of Nigerians.

I wont even waste my breath on this dullard talk...


...but I'll laugh sha... lmao

payless: This is a misplaced priority. This guy is all over the place. Where is the electricity you promised? What about roads and security? Ship yard is the last thing on the minds of Nigerians.

This is the problem we have in this country. Everybody is interested in sharing the national cake, but nobody is interested in baking the cake. How can you say that a shipyard that will generate employment for countless thousands of Nigerians, ''is the last thing on Nigerians' mind''?

payless: This is a misplaced priority. This guy is all over the place. Where is the electricity you promised? What about roads and security? Ship yard is the last thing on the minds of Nigerians.

Ordinary keke Napep(tricycle) we can't manufacture, na ship we wan dey build, extraordinarily clueless government.

Rossikk:

This is the problem we have in this country. Everybody is interested in sharing the national cake, but nobody is interested in baking the cake. How can you say that a shipyard that will generate employment for countless thousands of Nigerians, ''is the last thing on Nigerians' mind''?

Comic relief... Yawn

Eko Atlantic:

Ordinary keke Napep(tricycle) we can't manufacture, na ship we wan dey build, extraordinarily clueless government.

''We''?

Speak for yourself please. WE can manufacture anything we like. It is YOU who cannot do anything useful with yourself.

Rossikk:

This is the problem we have in this country. Everybody is interested in sharing the national cake, but nobody is interested in baking the cake. How can you say that a shipyard that will generate employment for countless thousands of Nigerians, ''is the last thing on Nigerians' mind''?

Of course it is a good thing but it should not be a prioty for now. It's like your house is at the foundation level and you are buying roofing materials. Shipyard should never be a priority for now. We need electricity, roods, and security. After these three, everything else should fall into places.

Rossikk:

''We''?

Speak for yourself please. WE can manufacture anything we like. It is YOU who cannot do anything useful with yourself.

Sure you can, Japan of Africa....

Lwkm

Rossikk:

''We''?

Speak for yourself please. WE can manufacture anything we like. It is YOU who cannot do anything useful with yourself.

What exactly have you manufactured? You don manufacture electricity? Even the generators you suffocate yourself with you no sabi manufacture..

payless:


Of course it is a good thing but it should not be a prioty for now. It's like your house is at the foundation level and you are buying roofing materials. Shipyard should never be a priority for now. We need electricity, roods, and security. After these three, everything else should fall into places.

You cannot sustain ''electricity, roads, security'' in the absence of a robust economic environment featuring mass employment opportunities and expanded business activity. You can tackle infrastructural challenges at the same time as you are developing your industries. It doesn't have to be one before or after the other. Private sector involvement in the project also multiplies its chances of long-term viability, while limiting direct govt expenditure in the effort.

Rossikk:

You cannot sustain ''electricity, roads, security'' in the absence of a robust economic environment featuring mass employment opportunities and business activity.

And how do you get to robust economic environment without electricity? Is lack of electricity not the main factor responsible of the same lack of robust economic environment in Nigeria?


Lack of electricity stunts economic growth and development so quit mismatching...

eko ilee:


What exactly have you manufactured? You don manufacture electricity? Even the generators you suffocate yourself with you no sabi manufacture..

It is not my job to educate you on products manufactured in Nigeria or anywhere else. Why don't you do some research or are you an illiterate?

Rossikk:

You cannot sustain ''electricity, roads, security'' in the absence of a robust economic environment featuring mass employment opportunities and expanded business activity. You can tackle infrastructural challenges at the same time as you are developing your industries. It doesn't have to be one before or after the other. Private sector involvement in the project also multiplies its chances of long-term viability, while limiting direct govt expenditure in the effort.

You have it upside down, bro.

Rossikk:

It is not my job to educate you on products manufactured in Nigeria or anywhere else. Why don't you do some research or are you an illiterate?

I'm used to you dodging and deflecting when cornered, your legs are moving faster than your mouth and brains hence the usual mismatched and flawed elementary utterances.


Btw way, I looked into it and found out that we do manufacture cassava bread...







lmao

eko ilee:


And how do you get to robust economic environment without electricity? Is lack of electricity not the main factor responsible of the same lack of robust economic environment in Nigeria?


Lack of electricity stunts economic growth and development so quit mismatching...

Your analysis is extremely simplistic. Have you being following the power reform programme? If you have, you will know that transformation of the sector is well underway. Power output has doubled in the last two years, PHCN is unbundled, and the private sector is involved having committed hundreds of millions of dollars so far, with more investment pledged. Do you think all those firms are just idiots who have nothing better to do with their money? You have to be really ignorant to not see the way the power sector is headed.

On another thread I opened: ''Foreign Investors Pour Into Nigeria As Economy Accelerates'', it showed firms pouring into Nigeria and investing BILLIONS of dollars in various sectors as we speak. Those firms are not fools. They're following the power road map, and have projected the power situation in the country 1, 2,3 5 years from today. They KNOW that power supply will expand rapidly in the coming years, as they've seen the investment and structural changes going in. YOU have to step out of your negativist mentality to appreciate the current trends in the economy.

eko ilee:



I'm used to you dodging and deflecting when cornered, your legs are moving faster than your mouth and brains hence the usual mismatched and flawed elementary utterances.


Btw way, I looked into it and found out that we do manufacture cassava bread...


lmao

Clap for yourself for showing your illiteracy and dumbness.

We knw he is jst Bluffing

what was the purpose of Nigerdock?

Rossikk:

Clap for yourself for showing your illiteracy, stup.idity and dumbness.

What's this dodge dodge rubbish got to do with you telling us exactly what we manufacture in Nigeria?


lmao..

homerac7: what was the purpose of Nigerdock?

I really don't think the man is knowledgeable enough to know that we indeed have Nigerdock..

eko ilee:


What's this dodge dodge rubbish got to do with you telling us exactly what we manufacture in Nigeria?


lmao..

Go on Google, dumbo. I will NOT tell you what your own country manufactures. You are a waste of the education spent on you.

Rossikk:

Go on Google, dumbo. I will NOT tell you what your own country manufactures. You are a waste of the education spent on you.

Why do you always like to insult people anytime you fail to convince them to come to your side or whenever someone's opinion is different from yours?

homerac7: what was the purpose of Nigerdock?

Nigerdock is functioning efficiently and even thriving. Are you suggesting we must not have any other shipyards but Nigerdock?

Rossikk:

[s]Your analysis is extremely simplistic and thoughtless. Have you being following the power reform programme? If you have, you will know that transformation of the sector is well underway. Power output has doubled in the last two years, PHCN is unbundled, and the private sector is involved having committed hundreds of millions of dollars so far, with more investment pledged. Do you think all those firms are just idiots who have nothing better to do with their money? You have to be really ignorant to not see the way the power sector is headed.

On another thread I opened: ''Foreign Investors Pour Into Nigeria As Economy Accelerates'', it showed firms pouring into Nigeria and investing BILLIONS of dollars in various sectors as we speak. Those firms are not fools. They're following the power road map, and have projected the power situation in the country 1, 2,3 5 years from today. They KNOW that power supply will expand rapidly in the coming years, as they've seen the investment and structural changes going in. YOU have to step out of your negativist mentality to appreciate the current trends in the economy.[/s]

Nonsense...


All our industries are operating below installed capacities or are even closing and moving to other west African states because of lack of meaningful power presence and generation so how exactly are we going to achieve that robust economic environment without electricity? By building a shipyard? Even shipyard?

Is the shipyard itself not going to be relegated to the same below capacity future like our closing and moving industries in the absence of stable power?


lol @ power output have doubled? This clown must think I'm a clueless dullard like him or some foreigner with zero knowledge about Nigeria.

payless:


Why do you always like to insult people anytime you fail to convince them to come to your side or whenever someone's opinion is different from yours?

If you disagree like a civilized person, you'll be welcome. If you come in here in a mocking, dismissive tone, expect the same in return towards you.

Rossikk:

Go on Google, dumbo. I will NOT tell you what your own country manufactures. You are a waste of the education spent on you.

Meaning you are too lazy and incompetent to put your money where your mouth is..


lmao..

Ship yard ke? Another failed paper project in the making. Millions of Nigerians are homeless and what Jonathan thinks in his dumb brain is to build a ship yard. This is just another avenue to loot billions of dollars! smh

payless:


Why do you always like to insult people anytime you fail to convince them to come to your side or whenever someone's opinion is different from yours?

What else do you (People like the OP) do when you lack facts to support your views with? You try to save face with insults.

Rossikk:

If you disagree like a civilized person, you'll be welcome. If you come in here in a mocking, dismissive tone, expect the same in return towards you.

It seems you are a very angry man/woman. You are always the first person to insult someone. I see it all the time that whenever someone presents view that is different from yours, the next thing you do is to throw tantrum.