TIM eMagazine Vol.2 Issue 12
ICTSI PNG
aids Lae
police
South Pacific International Container
Terminal Ltd. (SPICT), operator and
developer of the Port of Lae in Papua
New Guinea (PNG), and the ICTSI
Foundation, corporate social respon-
sibility arm of International Container
Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), recently
extended assistance to the Lae police
force to further enhance peace and
order in the community.
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South Pacific International Container Terminal Ltd. (SPICT), operator and developer at the Port of
Lae in Papua New Guinea (PNG), and the ICTSI Foundation, corporate social responsibility arm of
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), have extended assistance to the local police
of Lae to further enhance peace and order in the community through the donation of a new police
station at the Malahang District, Morobe Province, and two units of patrol vehicles. AHI Hope Foundation,
the corporate social responsibility arm of AHI Investment Ltd. (AHL), will supervise construction of the new
police station. AHL is a community partner of SPICT or the sustainable port program of Lae. Photo shows
ICTSI, SPICT, AHL and PNG government officials during the turnover of patrol vehicles (from left): Filipina
Laurena, ICTSI Foundation deputy executive director; Fred Kaiwa, sargeant in command of Lae local police;
Edward Muttiah, SPICT CEO; Peter Guiness, assistant commissioner of Police Northern Command; Ginson
Suanu, Governor of Morobe; John Rosso, Member of the PNG National Parliament; Jelta Wong, Minister of
Police; and George Gware, AHL chairman.
PICT, ICTSI Foundation, and the Lae Metropolitan Police
led groundbreaking ceremonies for the construction of
a new police station in the Malahang District of Lae in
Morobe Province. At the same time, SPICT turned over
two units patrol vehicles.
AHI Hope Foundation, the corporate social
responsibility arm of AHI Investment Ltd. (AHL), will
supervise the construction of the new police station.
AHL, a community partner of ICTSI and SPICT at the Port of Lae, manages
Riback Stevedores Ltd., a manning agency at the port.
“SPICT has been operating in Lae for only a month now. These
donations are very significant. Lae is an industrialized city, and we talk
about business but the stakeholders of the port community – port
workers, employees in the shipping lines – are at risk of crimes. These are
the people who live in Lae that need to be protected,” says George Gware,
AHL chairman.
For his part, Mr. Edward Muttiah, SPICT CEO, assures the company’s
commitment to the community. He says: “Law and order is a shared
responsibility. These donations are our tokens of commitment to the
people of Lae. We will be here for 25 years. Expect more from us as we
move forward.”
John Rosso, Member of the National Parliament for Lae, made an
appeal to the community to look after the donations. “These donations
are hard to find. Please look after them. We should all take part in the
development and improvement of the security situation in Lae.”
Jelta Wong, PNG Minister of Police, who flew in to Lae for the occasion,
says: “I rarely see a private company do something like this. I’m very
excited and happy that somebody has taken an initiative. Please use
these resources wisely.”
The Malahang Community Police Station covers six communities in
the Ahi Village, Morobe Province with an estimated population of 25,000.
Port authority PNG Ports Corp. Ltd., port operator SPICT, and
partner communities in Lae, represented by AHL and Labu Holdings,
launched a sustainable port program through an innovative public-
private partnership (PPP) involving community stakeholders in the re-
development, management and operations of the container terminal at
the Port of Lae.
SPICT commits to invest in major equipment upgrades, leading
edge port technology, and human resources development. Community
stakeholders stand to benefit from these investments through
employment, global standard training and benefits package, and career
pathing and mentoring.
www.ictsi.com
John Rosso, Member of the National Parliament
for Lae, made an appeal to the community to look
after the donations. “These donations are hard to
find. Please look after them. We should all take
part in the development and improvement of the
security situation in Lae.”
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