Coastal States, especially those abutting the Atlantic Ocean, have been urged to vigorously enforce the framework guiding shipping standards and work to improve maritime safety to help eliminate sub-standard ships in the region.

With an estimated 90% of African imports and exports conducted by sea transport, the issues of maritime safety and marine pollution are critical and deserve all the attention they can garner, the Vice President of the Republic, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, has underscored.
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