{"id":20329,"date":"2026-03-18T13:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/?p=20329"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:31:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:31:41","slug":"nigeria-fg-partners-admiralty-maritime-services-to-slash-transport-costs-via-inland-waterways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/nigeria-fg-partners-admiralty-maritime-services-to-slash-transport-costs-via-inland-waterways\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria &#8211; FG Partners Admiralty Maritime Services To Slash Transport Costs Via Inland Waterways"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_20330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20330\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/during-a-courtesy-call-by-the-latter.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20330 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/during-a-courtesy-call-by-the-latter.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/during-a-courtesy-call-by-the-latter.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/during-a-courtesy-call-by-the-latter-300x204.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/during-a-courtesy-call-by-the-latter-768x522.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, FMMBE, Mrs. Fatima Sugra Tabi&#8217;a Mahmood, (r) and the Chief Executive Officer, Admiralty Maritime Services, Rear Admiral Muhsin Abba (rtd) during a courtesy call by the latter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Federal Government considers partnering with Admiralty Maritime Services as its strategic focus on expanding inland and coastal waterway usage as a primary, cost-effective alternative for moving cargo and passengers across the nation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy (FMMBE), Fatima Sugra Tabi\u2019a Mahmood, who disclosed at the weekend during a courtesy visit from the CEO of Admiralty Maritime Services Limited, Rear Admiral Muhsin Abba (Rtd), in Abuja, emphasized that optimizing Nigeria\u2019s vast aquatic resources is central to lowering national logistics costs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to her, since assuming office ten weeks ago, her priorities has been how to fastrack the transition of freight from road to water. \u201cData confirms that water transportation is significantly more affordable than road or rail. By shifting a substantial portion of cargo to our waterways, we will directly reduce the market price of goods and services, making the Nigerian economy more competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She further noted that the Ministry is working under the policy direction of the Honourable Minister, Adegboyega Oyetola, to realize President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s vision of positioning Nigeria as a global maritime leader.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Permanent Secretary highlighted Nigeria\u2019s success in maintaining piracy-free territorial waters for three consecutive years. While acknowledging this milestone, she stressed that sustaining this growth requires intensified collaboration with neighbouring and international partners to safeguard critical shipping routes in the Gulf of Guinea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, Rear Admiral Muhsin Abba (Rtd), CEO of Admiralty Maritime Services Limited\u2014a subsidiary of Navy Holdings Limited\u2014expressed his organization\u2019s readiness to support the Ministry\u2019s blue economy roadmap.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Admiral Abba, identified key operational hurdles that currently limit the efficiency of Nigeria\u2019s maritime gateways in Lagos, Warri, Calabar, and Port Harcourt. He specifically cited the presence of underwater wrecks and the need for strategic dredging as critical areas for intervention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAddressing these obstructions will improve navigational safety, increase vessel traffic, and streamline the coastal transportation of petroleum products and other essential cargoes,\u201d Abba noted, adding that his firm remains committed to aligning with government policies to unlock the sector\u2019s full potential.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Signed:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anastasia Ogbonna<br \/>\nDirector, Information &amp; PR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Government considers partnering with Admiralty Maritime Services as<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,442,1327],"tags":[1493,2687,31,32,1485,1297,1388,1326,45,1952],"class_list":["post-20329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en","category-news-en","category-nigeria-en","tag-africa-en","tag-daily-news","tag-maritimafrica","tag-maritime","tag-maritime-in-africa","tag-maritime-industry-en","tag-news","tag-nigeria-en","tag-shipping-en","tag-waterway"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nigeria - FG Partners Admiralty Maritime Services To Slash Transport Costs Via Inland Waterways - Maritimafrica<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/nigeria-fg-partners-admiralty-maritime-services-to-slash-transport-costs-via-inland-waterways\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nigeria - FG Partners Admiralty Maritime Services To Slash Transport Costs Via Inland Waterways - Maritimafrica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Federal Government considers partnering with Admiralty Maritime Services as\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/nigeria-fg-partners-admiralty-maritime-services-to-slash-transport-costs-via-inland-waterways\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Maritimafrica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maritimafrica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-18T12:31:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-18T12:31:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/during-a-courtesy-call-by-the-latter.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"950\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"646\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimafrica.com\\\/en\\\/nigeria-fg-partners-admiralty-maritime-services-to-slash-transport-costs-via-inland-waterways\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimafrica.com\\\/en\\\/nigeria-fg-partners-admiralty-maritime-services-to-slash-transport-costs-via-inland-waterways\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/maritimafrica.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8fb393d26362e592a3b75669654ebb24\"},\"headline\":\"Nigeria &#8211; 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