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3RD JULY 2020 BY: TASNEEM BULBULIA CREAMER MEDIA REPORTER
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Mossel Bay shiprepair generatingjobs
steady flow of work at the Port of MosselBay’s ship repair facility is helping tocreate much-needed jobs in the region as
the country battles widening job losses owing toCovid-19 and the national lockdown, says theTransnet National Port Authority (TNPA).
This follows the May reopening of ship repair facilitiesoperated nationally by TNPA, when South Africa progressedto Level 3 of its risk-adjusted strategy to reopen the economy.
The Cape Vidal vessel underwent repairs during its twoweeks stay at Port of Mossel Bay
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The slipway – which primarily serves the fishing industry –services an average of three vessels a month, with a minimumduration of one week per vessel, creating on average 20 jobsper vessel.
Notable occupation in May and June included the LunaMoon vessel, which docked for two months for repairs as wellas the Cape Vidal vessel, which has been docked for twoweeks. The facility has also been booked for the repair of twovessels in July.
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Typical jobs created per repair include welders, painters,scaffolders and mechanical services. The continuous bookingof the facility by role-players in the fishing industry plays acritical role towards job creation in Mossel Bay and SouthAfrica as a whole.
In the 2019/20 financial year, about 240 jobs were createdfor the benefit of Mossel Bay community members who areappropriately skilled as per the requirements of each vessel.
Plans are also in the pipeline to rehabilitate the facility andalmost triple its capacity within the next three years.
“At present, the facility handles 13 vessels with a weight of200 t/y. However, the rehabilitation earmarked underOperation Phakisa will see it being capable of handling morethan 40 vessels per year with a maximum of 500 each in thenext three years,” says Mossel Bay port manager ShadrackTshikalange.
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Operation Phakisa is the government programme aimed atcreating jobs and growing the oceans economy.
“Once the current slipway facility has been rehabilitated andupgraded, and safety and efficiency have been improved,more and bigger vessels will be attracted back to the port,which will generate better revenue streams for the port andcreate more jobs and grow the economy for the region,” headds.
The port’s slipway enables loading and off-loading of vessels,as well as vessel repairs. Fishing operations form part ofbreak bulk commodities at the port and are among SouthAfrica’s critical business continuity services aimed atensuring food security for all citizens.
The slipway is of significant importance for the regionbecause the Port of Mossel Bay is historically known as afishing port. Players like Seavuna, Viking Fishing, AfroFishing and smaller fishermen from local communities helpto create sustainable jobs within the port for the Mossel Baycommunity,” Tshikalange notes.
Further job creation will be supported by the remodelling andrevival of the former I&J Factory into a fish meal factory byAfro Fishing. This venture is not only expected to create anadditional 250 jobs in the fishing industry, but is alsoexpected to contribute towards the use of the slipway bysmaller fishing vessels.
In addition, smaller vessels from St Francis Bay, includingfibre-glass vessels from the Chokka Industry, use the slipwayon a regular basis.
“It is important to note that the port itself also depends on theslipway from a marine perspective. Where engineering andexternal hull repair services are required for the port’s ArticTern workboat and the Snipe launch boat, the port makes useof specialised external service providers in order to ensurethat we contribute towards the creation of jobs in our region.The sourcing of material required in order to constantlymaintain our vessels, is also done through local serviceproviders,” says Tshikalange.
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