Tema, Jan. 27, GNA – The Tema Shipyard says it has made a web benefit of US$ 580,000 in 2021 after overcoming a US$ 2.6 million debt and different demanding situations.
Dr Alexander Yaw Adusei Junior, Leader Government Officer of the Tema Shipyard, disclosed this when the Board of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) paid a running consult with to the Shipyard.
The Shipyard since 2016, used to be absorbed by way of the GPHA as certainly one of its industry gadgets below the course of the federal government.
Dr Adusei stated the fulfillment used to be made during the corporate’s prudent monetary control: by way of controlling its expenditure, along with blocking off leakages within the device.
He stated, on the other hand, the sure efficiency didn’t meet the corporate’s goal, and expressed the hope that their goal can be completed this 12 months announcing if they’d met their goal, they might have carried out higher than the web benefit recorded.
“We do suppose that during 2022, with the strategic plan we have now put in combination and the programmes we’re embarking on, there’s a mantra of $200,000.00 a month, if we’re in a position to stick on the right track, and if all our group of workers take possession of that mantra, we will pick out ourselves up.
“We will retool, get the correct equipment to make more cash,” he stated.
Mr Isaac Osei, GPHA Board Chairman complimented the control and personnel on their efforts to stay the corporate afloat and do so feat.
Mr Osei famous that the GPHA and control of the Shipyard grasp it an obligation to make certain that they create the Shipyard again into its former glory including that, it used to be additionally their duty to the folk of Ghana to make certain that it operated profitably for more than a few ships to make where their level of restore.
Mr Michael Luguje, GPHA Director-Basic on his phase expressed the dedication of the Authority to proceed to present the wanted toughen to go back the Send restore facility to prominence.
He stated regardless of the situation of the backyard, they nonetheless have the boldness of a few ships who nonetheless referred to as on the backyard, which he famous used to be a sign that if it were given refurbished and modernized, it used to be going to force a large number of site visitors into Ghana.
Mr Luguje stated: “This can be a money cow with large possible, and we’re going to paintings arduous to be sure that we transfer ahead”.