AFL – American Federation of Labour

CAGR – Compounded Annual Growth Rate

CBN – Central Bank of Nigeria

CIF – Cost, Insurance and Freight

CLC – International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage

COLREG – Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea

CSC – International Convention for Safe Containers

CVFF – Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund

DPR – Department of Petroleum Resources

DWT – Dead weight

EEZ – Exclusive Economic Zone

EFCC – Economic and Financial Crime Commission

EPZ – Export Processing Zone

ERGP – Economic Recovery and Growth Plan

EU – European Union

FAL – Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic

FGN – Federal Government of Nigeria

IWRM – Integrated Water Resources Management

LFN – Law of the Federation of Nigeria

LL – International Convention on Load Lines

LLMC – Convention on Limitation of Liability on Maritime Claims

MAN – Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron

MARPOL – International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the protocol of 1978 relating to and by the protocol of 1997 (MARPOL)

MBN – Maritime Bank of Nigeria

MDAs – Ministries, Department and Agencies

MOWCA – the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa

NAFDAC – National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control

NCDMB – Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board

NCS – Nigeria Custom Service

NDLEA – National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

NIMAREX – Nigeria Maritime Expo

NIMASA – Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety

PCC – Ports Consultative Council

PIDA – Programme for Infrastructural Development for Africa

PLIs – Primary Lending Institutions

PPP – Public Private Participation

PPP – Public–private partnership

PSC – Port State Control (PSC)

QC/QA – Quality Control/ Quality Assurance

RBDA – River Basin Development Authority

SALVAGE – International Convention on Salvage

SAR – International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue

SASBF – Ship Acquisition and Ship Building Fund

SON – Standard Organization of Nigeria

STCW – International Convention on the Standard of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers

STCW-F – International Convention on Standard of Training, Certificatio and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel

SUA – Convention for Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime