NYK Shipmanagement Appoints Its First Nigerian Chief Engineer
Chief Engineer Aikins Kofi Obeng
NYK Shipmanagement has appointed its first Nigerian chief engineer, Aikins Kofi Obeng, onboard an NYK LNG carrier.
The vessel, LNG Borno, is on a long-term time-charter to Nigeria LNG (NLNG).
The development and advancement of Nigerian seafarers is a shared commitment by both NLNG and NYK, and this led to Tanko Olanrewaju Usman becoming the first Nigerian captain aboard an NYK LNG carrier in February.
NYK has been promoting the training of seafarers regardless of nationality, and NYK says the promotion of Aikins Kofi Obeng to chief engineer is a tangible result of its efforts to support the appointment of senior candidates to vessels that transport dangerous goods.
In December 2021, NYK Shipmanagement appointed Tabah Supriyanto as the first Indonesian chief engineer of an NYK LNG carrier.
