Nigerian collecting illegal $36,000/month from ship owners – Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has registered his displeasure with continuous patronage of illegal harbours known as secure anchorage areas. According to the minister, an individual has sought to exploit the industry by collecting $1,200 daily for secure anchorage in the country from ship owners. He said this while delivering a virtual keynote address at the 2020 World Maritime Day Celebration which held at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos. The minister said the issue was quite unsettling. He said, “There is a crisis in the maritime sector. The crisis is on the issue of security. “Today, we have

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