Lagos
– Capt. Thompson William, the Director, Inspections and Survey, Ghana Maritime
Authority (GMA), on Tuesday said that five million Nigerians would be employed
if the Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL) is refloated.
Williams
stated this in an interview in Lagos. The NNSL which started operations in 1959
was liquidated in 1995 and its 21 vessels were sold
The
company’s (NNSL) assets were inherited by the National Unity Line (NUL). The
NUL, fully owned by the defunct National Maritime Authority (NMA), commenced
commercial operations in July 1996 as Nigeria’s national flag carrier.
