By Godwin Oritse
IN a bid to enhance its operations , African Circle Pollution Management Limited, ACPML, has procured two more patrol boats. The purchase of the boats is in addition to the ones it got earlier namely, MV Etypou, MV Maizube 1 and MV Maizube 2.
The procurement of the two Coast Guard 36 patrol boats was in line with its desire to fulfil its mandate as contained in the agreement it signed with the Federal Government through the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
The two boats named Aderinsola and Hadiza, are fitted with modern technological features to cope with their functions in Nigeria territorial waters, particularly in the nation’s seaports situated in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Warri and Calabar.
The procurement of the boats is in accordance with the requirements of Maritime Pollution (MARPOL) 73/78, one of the key guidelines of the global maritime watchdog, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) which has its headquarters in…
