Nigerian National Shipping Line
| Nigerian National Shipping Line Ltd. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Limited |
| founding | 1959 |
| resolution | 1995 |
| Seat | Lagos |
| Branch | shipping |
The Nigerian shipping company Nigerian National Shipping Line Ltd. (NNSL) existed from 1959 to 1995.
history
The state shipping company was founded in 1959 on a private initiative by the Nigerian House of Representatives and coincided with the introduction of the parliamentary system before the independence of the former British crown colony of Nigeria in 1960. The shipping company based in Lagos initially held 51% of the shares, Elder Dempster 33% and Palm Line 16%. The management and technical know-how of the two British shipping companies was required during the construction. Elder Dempster also initially provided all staff and began training Nigerian seafarers. The NNSL was included in the West African Lines Conferences (WALCON) in the year it was founded. In 1961, the Nigerian state also took over the shares of the two British partners.
The shipping company initially chartered third-party tonnage and shortly thereafter acquired three used ships. First of all, regular liner services between West Africa and Europe were established. By 1971 the fleet had grown to 15 units and in 1973 the subsidiary Nigerline (UK) Ltd was opened in Liverpool, which took care of maintenance and repairs as well as training and manning of the ships. From 1978 19 newbuildings came into service and in 1980 the NNSL fleet reached its highest level of 27 units with a total load capacity of 661,030 tons.
From the end of the 1970s onwards, the shipping company came under constant pressure due to political influence, mismanagement, bad planning and corruption, but it was able to be kept alive by massive government subsidies. The NNSL remained in operation until 1995, after which the National Maritime Authority (NMA) sold all but one of the ships and transferred the remaining ownership to the newly founded shipping company National Unity Line (NUL) - this continued operations until 2005.
The ships of the Nigerian National Shipping Line (selection)
| Nigerian National Shipping Line fleet | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building name | Shipyard / construction number |
IMO number | delivery | Client | Renaming and whereabouts |
| La Sierra | Doxford, Sunderland / 775 | 5085873 | June 1950 | Buries Markes, London | 1959 as Dan Fodio to the NNSL, 1974 Fos , 1978 Kronos II , 1978 Kronos I , scrapped in Gadani Beach from October 1978. |
| North Cornwall | Bartram & Sons, Sunderland / 344 | 5261063 | September 1954 | North Shipping Company (H.Roberts), Newcastle | 1959 as Oduduwa to the NNSL, 1974 Nanina , 1977 Anastasia V , scrapped from October 29, 1979. |
| Tyria | Doxford, Sunderland / 808 | 5187578 | July 1955 | Anchor Line, Glasgow | 1959 as King Jaja to the NNSL, 1975 Esperos , from June 1978 scrapped in Gadani Beach. |
| La Hacienda | Swan, Hunter, Wallsend / 1898 | 5264182 | March 1953 | Buries Markes, London | 1960 as Oranyan to the NNSL, 1976 Mathios Apessakis , 1977 Marilaki , from August 8, 1980 scrapped by the Mao Chen Iron & Steel Company in Kaohsiung. |
| Silverdene | JL Thompson & Sons, Monkwearmouth / 241 | 5100051 | May 1956 | Silver Line, London | 1960 as El Kanemi to the NNSL, 1978 Anemi , from June 3, 1980 scrapped by the Li Chong Steel & Iron Works Company in Kaohsiung. |
| Nnamdi Azikiwe | Swan Hunter, Wallsend / 1994 | 5407485 | January 1963 | NNSL, Lagos | 1981 Ronhill , launched in Greece from July 6, 1982, 1985 Ionian Skipper scrapped in Karachi from May 4, 1985. |
| Ahmadu Bello | Swan Hunter, Wallsend / 1996 | 5410054 | April 1963 | NNSL, Lagos | 1981 Ronson , 1984 Ionian Dream , scrapped by Paramount Steel in Gadani Beach from May 15, 1985. |
| Sussex Trader | Pickersgill, Southwick / 346 | 5345950 | May 1957 | Trader Navigation Company, London | 1964 as Herbert Macaulay to the NNSL, 1976 Anel D'Azur , from 23 August 1982 scrapped by Adam Hardware Industries in Gadani Beach. |
| River Niger | North Sea Works, Emden / 395 | 6810172 | April 30, 1968 | NNSL, Lagos | 1983 River , 1984 as Tiger , scrapped in 1985. |
| River Benue | North Sea Works, Emden / 396 | 6817027 | July 23, 1968 | NNSL, Lagos | 1983 Dynasty , 1986 Parrot , scrapped from April 20, 1986 by Modern Erectors in Sachana. |
| River Ogun | North Sea Works, Emden / 397 | 6822591 | 17th October 1968 | NNSL, Lagos | 1983 Shogun , launched as Fairview in Piraeus from March 25, 1984 to June 7, 1985 , 1985 Fame , scrapped in Gadani Beach from August 21, 1985. |
| River Ethiope | North Sea Works, Emden / 398 | 6900408 | November 24, 1969 | NNSL, Lagos | 1984 Nic , 1985 Limnia , scrapped from the Ming Hsien Steel Mill in Kaohsiung on October 15, 1986. |
| Poeldyk | August Pahl, Hamburg / 321 | 6900408 | October 8, 1964 | Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Mij, Rotterdam | 1974 as River Gongola to the NNSL, 1979 Mikelden , 1983 Su Long , 1991 Hua Gui , 1997 Hua Jie , deleted from the register in 2005. |
| River Hadejia | Stocznia Szczecińska, Stettin / B430-I / | 7362689 | 7th September 1974 | Harald Schuldt, Hamburg | 1986 Green Lagoon , 1987 Gulf Liberty , 1988 LM Noble Lady , 1989 Ganges , 1991 Orient Ganges , scrapped in Alang from September 30, 1999. |
| River Jimini | Hyundai, Ulsan / 101 | 7716309 | April 4th 1979 | NNSL, Lagos | 1989 Enarxis , 1998 Venezia , 2000 Elena X , 2001 Serena I , 2001 Essco Ploes , 2001 Serena 1 , 2001 Igen Erena , scrapped in India from July 23, 2001. |
| River Kerawa | Hyundai, Ulsan / 102 | 7716311 | May 1979 | NNSL, Lagos | 1989 Rawa , 1989 Kinzan Maru , scrapped in Alang from September 17, 2001. |
| River Adada | Brodosplit, Split / 290 | 7716672 | May 14, 1979 | NNSL, Lagos | 1996 River , 1996 Axion I , 2004 Leonis , 2008 Leona , scrapped in Chittagong from August 9, 2009. |
| River Oji | Brodosplit, Split / 291 | 7716684 | June 30, 1979 | NNSL, Lagos | 1996 Falconzord , scrapped in Xinhui from February 28, 1999. |
| River Asab | Hyundai, Ulsan / 103 | 7716323 | 17th July 1979 | NNSL, Lagos | 1996 New Horizon , scrapped from March 10, 1999 in Gadani Beach. |
| River Mada | Hyundai, Ulsan / 104 | 7716335 | 17th August 1979 | NNSL, Lagos | 1996 River , 1997 Axion II , 1998 Trainer , 2004 Lagos I , scrapped in Alang from May 8, 2004. |
| River Oli | Brodosplit, Split / 292 | 7716696 | 20th September 1979 | NNSL, Lagos | Scrapped in Bombay from July 5, 2001. |
| River Andoni | Hyundai, Ulsan / 105 | 7716347 | 4th October 1979 | NNSL, Lagos | Detained in Ellesmere Port in 1994, damaged by an engine room fire during the shipyard stay in Birkenhead on July 17, 1996 and declared a total economic loss on August 18, 1996, scrapped by Demtas in Aliağa from January 7, 1997. |
| River Rima | Hyundai, Ulsan / 106 | 7716359 | November 16, 1979 | NNSL, Lagos | 1989 Lima I , 1989 Jutha Kasamaphan , scrapped in Alang from September 7, 2002. |
| River Aboine | Hyundai, Ulsan / 107 | 7716361 | December 8, 1979 | NNSL, Lagos | 1989 Ndoni River , 1999 Megaluck , scrapped in Alang from October 15, 2003. |
| River Majidun | Brodosplit, Split / 293 | 7716701 | 20th December 1979 | NNSL, Lagos | Stranded in Las Palmas on April 3, 1994, towed at sea on July 22, 1994 and sunk. |
| River Osse | Hyundai, Ulsan / 108 | 7716373 | December 25, 1979 | NNSL, Lagos | 1994 Aigokeros , 1995 Krios , 1999 Agi , scrapped in Alang from November 2nd, 2000. |
| River Gurara | Brodosplit, Split / 294 | 7716713 | February 1980 | NNSL, Lagos | Sank about a nautical mile off Cape Espichel on February 25, 1989, killing 18 |
| River Guma | Hyundai, Ulsan / 109 | 7716397 | February 28, 1980 | NNSL, Lagos | 1989 Suma , 1989 Shakir , 1991 Jutha Malee , 2003 Hiya Builder , scrapped in Alang from June 7, 2013. |
| River Oshun | Brodosplit, Split / 295 | 7716725 | April 4, 1980 | NNSL, Lagos | 1995 Windfall , 2000 Rony , scrapped in Yantai from March 14, 2004. |
| River Ogbese | Brodosplit, Split / 296 | 7716737 | May 1980 | NNSL, Lagos | Scrapped in Alang from May 30, 2001. |
| River Maje | Brodosplit, Split / 297 | 7716749 | July 1980 | NNSL, Lagos | Scrapped in Alang from May 24, 2001. |
| River Ngada | Hyundai, Ulsan / 110 | 7716402 | November 1980 | NNSL, Lagos | 1994 Simeon Th. , 1998 Dina Th. , Scrapped from August 15, 2002 in Alang. |
| River Ikpan | Hyundai, Ulsan / 111 | 7720659 | August 1980 | NNSL, Lagos | Scrapped in Alang from May 29, 2001. |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter N. Davies: The Trade Makers: Elder Dempster in West Africa, 1852-1972 , Allen & Unwin, 1973, p. 324.
- ↑ Bolaji Akinola: Arrested Development: A journalist's account of how the growth of Nigeria's shipping sector is impaired by politics and inconsistent policies , Author House, 2012, p. 15ff
- ↑ Ayodeji Olukoju: A “Truly Nigerian Project?” the Politics of the Establishment of the Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL), 1957-1959 , In: International Journal of Maritime History , Vol XV, June 2003, pp. 69-90.
- ↑ BB Damachi, Yang Zhaosheng: The Nigerian shipping industry and indigenous shipping companies , In: Maritime Policy & Management , Vol. 32, No. 1, 2005, pp. 31-38