Starzs giving shipping operations new, bigger economic meaning with endless opportunities in Nigeria
Starzs Marine & Engineering has become a go-to shipyard operator for vessel owners calling in and out of Rivers State, the company embarking on an ambitious project to expand capacity Nigeria has taken significant strides to protect its indigenous shipping industry.
In 2003, the country’s government passed the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act, which put into law several conditions relating to participation in shipping activities, chiefly that vessels must be built and
registered in Nigeria and owned and manned by Nigerian citizens.
This has served to benefit local industry operators such as Starzs Marine & Engineering, with Founder and Managing Director/CEO Greg Ogbeifun having witnessed the development of the sector during his long and
illustrious career to date.
local shipowners.
handling services and terminals and deeper, well-maintained channels, among
other things.”
shipping industry,” Ogbeifun says.
and a maximum lifting capacity of approximately 7,500 tonnes.”
on the civil designs. In order to make this happen, Starzs Marine is searching for a technical partner in the form of an experienced international shipyard operator, while it is also open to local and international contractors completing the construction work.
industry,” Ogbeifun adds.
repairs, and there will be a dedicated berth for new shipbuilding as well as a berth for shipbreaking.”
project.
curriculum review and recruitment of qualified lecturers for the institution.”
marine ecosystem.
transportation.