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A former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dakuku Peterside, has declared that decarbonisation and the wider green maritime concept represent both a regulatory imperative and a significant competitive advantage for the global shipping industry. In a statement, Peterside stated this during his keynote speech at a high-level webinar organised by Naturehedge in collaboration with the West Africa Green Economic Development Institute, Gregory University, SSA Hub, and the Sustainable Energy Practitioners Association of Nigeria. Peterside, in his presentation titled "Green Maritime: Strategy and Operations Beyond Optics," emphasised that green maritime affects the cost of operations, access to capital, profitability, and licence to operate. "Green maritime is about environmentally sustainable practices, technologies, and policies that reduce impact on the environment," Peterside stated. He stressed that the future belongs to organisations that combine decarbonisation, digitalisation, innovation, and operational excellence. Moving beyond symbolism, the former NIMASA DG framed green maritime as a source of measurable operational advantage and resilience, not just environmental branding. Licensed agents seek law reserving freight jobs for Nigerians Abia completes climate change policy to attract global funding Human capital to shape Nigeria's maritime future – SIFAX chair Earlier, the President, Governing Council of REEEAA and BOT Chairman, SEPAN, Professor Magnus Onuoha, announced that the webinar serves as a precursor to a major strategic pan-regional workshop to be held in Accra, Ghana. Also speaking on the operational efficiency of ships, Madam Hermione Manuel, Managing Director of Damen Shipyards in South Africa, described green maritime as a combination of competitive advantage, sustainability, and compliance, citing hybrid vessel initiatives at her shipyard. With 2026 bringing tighter International Maritime Organization carbon-intensity rules and expanded European Union Emissions Trading System exposure for shipping, the webinar delivered a practical, operations-led roadmap, including voyage optimisation, just-in-time port arrivals, alternative fuels (methanol, ammonia and LNG), digital tools, and safety-aligned training. The webinar attracted shipowners, operators, port authorities, financiers, regulators, and energy partners. The webinar closed with confirmation that the series will continue periodically, leading up to the physical workshop in Accra, Ghana, to strengthen strategic and operational expertise in Africa's maritime industry decarbonisation. Anozie Egole Anozie is a Chief Correspondent at Punch Newspapers with over 13 years of experience covering entertainment, maritime, and transport sectors. He specializes in producing insightful, engaging stories that provide clarity and depth across his beats. Anozie's work reflects substantial newsroom experience and a strong commitment to accurate and compelling journalism.
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