NLNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited (NSML) and Lloyds Register (LR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand access to maritime training and advisory services across West Africa on Thursday, September 11, 2025. The event was held on the sidelines of the 2025 Gastech Exhibition and Conference in Milan, Italy, and the MoU speaks directly to the purpose of NSML of providing world-class integrated shipping and maritime services whilst fostering international maritime skills and standards in Nigeria, as well as its vision of being a recognised international leader in integrated shipping and maritime services, providing innovative and sustainable maritime solutions.
The MoU will bring together NSML’s strong local presence and training infrastructure, including its Maritime Centre of Excellence (MCoE) in Bonny, with LR’s global technical leadership and advisory capabilities, to develop and advance the maritime industry in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Speaking at the event, the MD/CEO of NSML, Abdulkadir K. Ahmed, stressed the need for collaboration and strategic alliance with international organisations like LR, to enable NSML to play a pivotal role in the advancement of maritime training and business advisory services domestically in Nigeria, regionally in West Africa and generally in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Lloyds Register, Andy McKeran, highlighted the positive and valuable collaboration between the two companies over the last decade, and the need to expand and deepen the relationship further in the coming years.
The event was attended by leaders in the NLNG Group, led by the MD/CEO, Dr Philip Mshelbila; the Deputy MD of NLNG, Mr Olakunle Osobu; the General Counsel and Company Secretary, Mr Akachukwu Nwokedi and the General Manager External Relations & Sustainable Development, Dr Sophia Horsfall
