Vital Values holds awards

The Vital Values Limited (VVL) has announced it’s maiden Annual Nigeria Maritime Awards, ANMA 2018.The award, billed to hold on the 27th of July, 2018 will celebrate and appreciate individuals and agencies who have set a mark in the Nigerian maritime industry in the year 2017.

This individuals and agencies whose actions and inaction shaped the maritime industry in 2017, will also bag awards of recognition over their value addition philosophy that has impacted positively on the growth and development of the Nigerian economy.

The award will parade the top shots in the industry and managing director/chief executive officers of leading maritime agencies, outstanding maritime practitioners, ship-owner’s and leading freight forwarding and clearing agents in the country.

The theme for this years award: ‘ANMA 2018; Positioning The Maritime Sector for Challenges of Global Competitiveness’ was carefully selected based on the evolving nature of the Nigerian maritime sector since the ports were concessioned in 2006.

The organisers in a statement said: “With a coastal state of about 853 kilometers Atlantic coastline, and an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covering a total area of approximately 315,950 square kilometers, including a vast network of navigable and potentially navigable rivers, lakes and creeks, which traverses more than 3000 kilometers of inland waterways; much credence should be given to individuals and agencies who have been saddled with the responsibility to manage this enormous and vast national resources.”