ACHIEVEMENTS

Successful Lae stocktake

Wolfgang (Paul) Traeger, General Manager, Papua New Guinea, has shared his thoughts on the annual stocktake at Lae, in early November.

The project traditionally takes three days, but Paul is full of praise for the Lae team who this year accomplished the task in fewer than nine hours.

The team completed the task safely and efficiently, after starting with a group discussion on safety and hazards and conducting JSAs. “I looked back at the 2019 and 2020 stocktakes, which were a real event taking all of the three days and a real struggle. We reduced stocktake from three days to a little over an eight-hour shift, it’s great,” Paul said. He thanked all the team members, including Gaugari Abong, “who put up with a lot from me in the last six weeks as we focused heavily on warehouse housekeeping”, and Ray Carey, who “has been a real assistance to the whole team in Lae”.

Thanks to Steven Tommy, Jimmy Herbert, Dianne Ario, Jane Kasek, Priscilla Gedisa, Judith Ngawi and Richander Kasanita for “the professional way you all just got on and did what was asked”.

Paul also thanked Nathan Rummeny, from the Emerald branch, who now feels like “an entrenched family member”. Paul said the team’s focus and commitment was appreciated “as we continue to bring the business in line with expectations of the Asia Pacific operations”. “I am really proud of your accomplishment and you should all be equally proud.”

Front row, from left: Jane Kasek, Priscilla Gedisa, Richander Kasanita, Gloria Seituo, Dianne Ario and Judith Ngawi. Back row, from left: Jimmy Herbert, Gaugari Abong, Paul Traeger and Steven Tommy.

Canoe ships genset

A Cummins C90D5 Open Genset has been ferried to its new island location in Papua New Guinea on a double hull canoe.

The genset is one of two being transported to Wataluma Catholic Secondary School, on Goodenough Island in Milne Bay Province. The genset was shipped from Lau to the wharf at Alotau, where it was loaded onto the canoe.

Canoe transport is common to ferry cargo, including vehicles, to the outer islands, because bigger shipping companies don’t service those areas.

Stephanie Bita Nialir, Sales Executive – Power Generation, in Port Moresby, said the school is “very happy with the Cummins genset since it is providing constant power”. The second genset will be transported the same way to the remote island.

Wataluma Secondary school is located here on Goodenough Island

The genset travelled from Lae to Alotau via Consort Shipping and reached its final destination on a double hull canoe.

The genset is loaded onto the canoe ready for transport.