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Over $700,000 will be distrib­uted as bonus among staff of Fiji Ports Terminal Limited.

Attorney-General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum on Friday said the company, with its 343 workforce, had made a high­er level of profit than anticipated.

He said an additional bonus was owed to the performance manage­ment assessment.

“Looking at the figures, your transshipment has increased by nearly 29 per cent,” Mr Sayed-Khai­yum said.

“That means shipping companies are now looking at this port (Suva) and maybe Lautoka port as a hub for transshipment.

“Companies can ship where they feel a particular port is efficient, the turnaround times are good, and the way the customer services are provided is pretty good as Fiji, geo­graphically, has been in the hub of the South Pacific.

Board chairman, Hasmukh Patel, said there were different ratios on how the payout would be distrib­uted.

Investment

FPTL has invested $4.5 million to procure additional state-of-the-art container handling machines, consisting of two units of Reach Stackers, and two units of empty container handlers.

The two Reach Stackers are sched­uled to be delivered at the end of the year, while the two empty container handlers arrive by mid-2023.

In addition, $500,000 has been al­located to acquire new cargo/con­tainer handling gears.

Development

The focus is on the development of the human capital and other port infrastructure to ensure efficient and effective port operations and service delivery.

Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said the gov­ernment was looking at the reloca­tion of the wharf and the improve­ment of the infrastructure port in Levuka..

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