SERVICES
Have a boat or vessel ?
Registering a boat is required by law—much like with a car—and the rules and guidelines for how this process is done and what kind of watercraft must be registered are dictated by NIWA.
We issue licenses for inland navigation, piers, jetties and dockyards; examine and survey inland watercraft and shipyard operators, grant permit and licenses for sand dredging, pipeline construction, dredging of slot and approve designs and construction of inland river crafts.
Read MoreWe issue licenses for inland navigation, piers, jetties and dockyards; examine and survey inland watercraft and shipyard operators, grant permit and licenses for sand dredging, pipeline construction, dredging of slot and approve designs and construction of inland river crafts.
Read MoreAs part of our marine services, we remove and receive derelicts wrecks and other obstructions from inland waterways; clear hyacinth and other harmful weeds. We engage in boat construction/repair and other dockyard services.
Read MoreNIWA is equipped with a number of vessels enabling us to operate ferry services (for economic goods and passengers) and run cruise boats (for tourism and leisure).
Read MoreOur wide range of engineering services include construction of inland river-ports and jetties; engineering design of river ports. We also undertake in capital and maintenance dredging.
Read MoreWe carry out environmental impact assessment of navigation and other dredging activities within the inland water and its right of ways.
Read MoreRegistering a boat is required by law—much like with a car—and the rules and guidelines for how this process is done and what kind of watercraft must be registered are dictated by NIWA.
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