State-owned PSC Tema Shipyard and Dry Dock Company Limited says it will resume full operations by Wednesday, July 8, after the June 29 flood temporarily disrupted activities at its pump house, with management insisting the incident will not derail the company’s long-term growth strategy.
Following an assessment of the damage, Board Chairman Dr. George Sipa-Adjah Yankey assured shipowners and industry stakeholders that the shipyard remains financially resilient and committed to maintaining its position as a critical national maritime asset.
“We are making some income; if the need arises for us to seek funds from other sources, we will do it because Tema ShipYard is a critical agency for government. Now this flood has caused us a little setback, and we are almost resolving the problem, and I want to take the opportunity to inform our stakeholders that we shall be back to business on Wednesday and that they shouldn’t have any fear at all,” he assured.
Dr. Yankey disclosed that the board has approved immediate engineering interventions, including enhanced drainage systems and protective flood barriers, to reduce the risk of similar incidents in the future.
Chief Executive Officer Alhaji Osman Sulemana, who led journalists on an inspection of the facility, said the flooding affected operations at Dock One, while Dock Two continued servicing vessels throughout the period, limiting the impact on business.
He expressed confidence that the repair works would be completed within days.
“The most important thing is the fact that we’re back on track. We have engaged the engineers, and they have reassured us that we’ll be back in operation as maybe probably latest by Wednesday or so. We should be back to its full capacity and operation…”
Describing the flooding as unprecedented, the CEO said the company has already identified the technical causes and is implementing permanent engineering solutions to safeguard the facility.
“And the occurrence on the 29th is the first of its kind. We’re overwhelmed but lessons have been learned and we look at some of them are engineering related and we’ve taken pragmatic action to see what will be done in order to prevent the flow of water because water was not coming out of the sea maybe from the east, the rainwater, and the water was able to pass through the gallery. So the most important thing is that we’ll put in place some structures that will prevent even future occurrence.”
The flooding, triggered by heavy rainfall last week, temporarily affected critical infrastructure at the shipyard but did not halt all operations, with management maintaining services at Dock Two while emergency repairs were undertaken.
The company says the swift recovery underscores its commitment to operational resilience as it pursues its ambition of becoming one of Africa’s leading maritime repair and dry-docking hubs.
