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