Seaweld Times

Issue No: 2
January 2016
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as a supplier on
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Masters of Service
Seaweld wins Fabrication
Company of the Year 2015
Supporting National
Immunization Campaign
SEAFASTENING
of Suction Piles
READ PAGE 1
Jubilee partners to name second FPSO
after late President Mills. See page 4.
Vessel Repair CSR Celebration Health & Safety
Cutting of pipe fenders on Mahakam
Vessel at Tema Ship Yard - P17
Women of Transformation and
Reformation Donation - P16
Scaffolders Receive CEO’s
Award - P8
Medical Emergency
Mock Drill - P12

EDITOR’S NOTE
Happy New Year!!!
Welcome to the second edition of the Seaweld
Times; a collection of interesting stories and events
which took place over the last six months in
Seaweld and the Ghanaian Oil & Gas Industry.
Beginning on Page 1, we revisit Seaweld’s second
successful seafastening campaign of nine suction piles for MODEC &
EMAS AMC on the LAMNALCO1 barge and the NORMAD INSTALLER
supply vessel. On the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) front,
Seaweld has been actively engaged in supporting child education and
infant health care initiatives in Ghana. Read more about the company’s
efforts on Pages 8 & 15.
As champions of Health & Safety in the industry, we teamed up with
New Crystal Hospital to educate and vaccinate staff on Hepatitis B
virus. There was also lots of fun during our emergency medical mock
drill which highlighted the need to dispense effective first aid in the
event of workplace casualty.
Finally, we have taken time (and space!) to congratulate ourselves
once again for being named Fabrication Company of the Year at Oil
and Gas Ghana Awards (OGGA) and Engineering / Construction
Company of the year at the Ghana Oil & Gas (GOGA) award
ceremony. We say Ayekoo to everyone who made this fantastic
achievement possible.
I hope you thoroughly enjoy this edition of our newsletter. Do not
forget to follow us on social media for live updates of current events!
WELCOME
Kofi H. Quist
EDITORIAL

CONTENTS
EDITI
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Acknowledgment
Ko H. Quist
Editor
Frederick Seshie Doe
Design & Layout
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WELDING & FABRICATION
Seafastening of Suction Piles
Contributors
Caryl George Coe
Dennis Karley
John Benjamin Amuah
Directory
CONTACT OUR OFFICES
4
INDUSTRY NEWS
Jubilee partners named second
FPSO after late President Mills
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RECOGNITION
Scaffolders Receive CEO's Award
ADVERT
New Crystal Hospital
SOCIAL
WOTAR Donation
CELEBRATIONS
National Service Party
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SOCIAL
Supporting National Immunization
Campaign
AWARD
Engineering & Construction of the
year 2015 @ GOGA
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Hepatitis B Screening
JOKES
Women Wahala
VESSEL REPAIRS
Cutting of pipe fenders on
mahakam barge
VISITS
A visits by RMU
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Suction piles are used under water by the oil and gas industry
to support oating vessels such as rigs and oil platforms.
Welding & Fabrication
SEAFASTENING of
Suction Piles for MODEC & EMAS
eaweld Engineering was recently contracted
Sby MODEC Ghana to seafasten nine (9)
suction piles constructed by Group Five
onto the LAMNALCO 1 barge and the NORMAND
INSTALLER supply vessel by EMAS, for
transportation to the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme
(TEN) oil field.
Seafastening of the suction piles included
the fabrication of 114pcs of H-beams (1920mm of
short H-beams and 3760mm of long H-beams);
472pcs of stiffeners; and welding of 88pcs of
stoppers. The height of the suction pile was 21m
with a diameter of 4.5m and a weight of 123 MT
(Metric Tons).
The project took place at the Sekondi
Naval Base and Takoradi harbour from May 12,
2015 and took approximately 28 days for to
complete. Our expert welders, fabricators, safety
officers, MPI certified technicians and project
engineers worked day and night to ensure the
project was completed on time, on budget and to
client satisfaction.
The cutting of stoppers and stiffeners was
done at our Beahu workshop, with the use of
oxygen acetylene to cut the steel plates. After all
cutting was done, the welders then grinded the
cut-out plate to make it smooth for welding. Our
well experienced welders used the tack welding
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process to hold the stiffeners to the H-beams
together, whiles our expert fabricators marked out
segments of the barge where the short and long
H-beams will be placed depending on the client's
drawings.
All alignments were checked before full
welding of the H-beams were welded on to the
barge according to the weld lengths given by the
client. MPI was conducted on every weld to
ensure they met international standards. The
project passed all quality tests.
There was also seafastening of client
provided items (CPI) such as Polyester Reels onto
the vessel for transportation to the TEN Oil field.
The scope of work on board the Normand
Installer included beveling and welding of four (4)
gusset plates per suction pile and welding of d-
rings on deck which was used to fasten 20
polyester reels.
Seaweld also welded bumper plates and
stoppers onto the RDS beams and remedial works
on RDS adapters. Visual inspection and magnetic
particle inspection (M.P.I) was carried on all welds
by our NDE providers to ensure our work met
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industry standards and satisfied the expectations
of our clients EMAS and MODEC.
Suction piles are used under water by the
oil and gas industry to support floating vessels
such as rigs and oil platforms. The term suction
refers to the method of installation, which implies
Welding & Fabrication
It is an open and closed tube, opened at
the bottom and closed at the top. Suction piles
design differs from various deep sea. The suction
pile design for the Gulf of Mexico will be different
from the one designed for the Gulf of Guinea due
to the nature of different sea-beds.
sucking out the water entrapped in the pile once it
has been penetrated into the seabed under its
self-weight, in order to drive it down to its design
penetration.
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Vessel Repair
MV Grand Pioneer
Main Engine Overhaul
eaweld Engineering
SLimited, leaders in Marine
Repairs & Maintenance was
contracted by Fleet Management
Limited to overhaul cylinders of
the main engine of the MV Grand
Pioneer cargo vessel.
Work began on the 6th of
November 2015 at the Tema
harbour and took about four days
to complete. The scope of work
for the engine overhaul included;
removal of cylinder head, piston
and liner; removal of carbon build
up from combustion, tolerance
checks, piston and O-Rings
replacement; reassembly of piston
liner and cylinder head for
operation.
The job was executed on
time and schedule by our skillful
marine engineers, mechanics and
engineering coordinators. There was strict adherence to health and
safety regulations at every stage of the job execution much to the
admiration and commendation of the client.
Seaweld Engineering has been providing vessel repair and
maintenance services in Ghana and the rest of the West African sub
region for all kinds of marine vessels over the last five years in various
ports across the sub region. We operate with high health and safety
regulations as required by our ISO and OHSAS regulations.
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Seaweld was a major contributor towards the second FPSO vessel for the Tweneboa-Enyenra-
Ntomme TEN oil eld which is named after late President John Evans Atta Mills. We welded and
fabricated over 250 tons of Deck Stools and Pipe Racks to MODEC for the construction of
Ghana's Second FPSO at Jurong Shipyard in Singapore.
Industry News
Second FPSO named after
Late President Mills
he Jubilee partners
Tformally named their
second floating
production, storage and
offloading (FPSO) vessel for the
Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme
(TEN) oil field after late President
John Evans Atta Mills. The formal
commissioning was done in
Singapore by the partners.
The government settled
on Professor John Evans Atta
Mills after scrutinizing some
names put forward by the lead
operator of the field, Tullow Oil.
The decision to name the vessel
after the late President is said to
have received enormous
approval by President John
Mahama and his Cabinet.
The vessel which would
be used in collecting, processing,
storage and offloading crude oil
from the country's second
biggest oil field after Jubilee is
expected in the country by first
quarter of 2016. This would pave
the way for commercial
production to take off from the
second quarter of 2016 from the
oil field.
The FPSO was converted
from double-hulled very large
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crude carrier turret moored with
9 mooring lines. It has a length
of 340 meters, 56 width and a
depth of 31. 8 meters. It will have
the capacity of producing 80,000
barrels a day with a storage
capacity of 1.7 million barrels.
The country's first FPSO
was named after Dr. Kwame
Nkrumah. Partners in the TEN
project are Tullow, Kosmos
Energy, Anadarko Petroleum,
Petro SA and the state-owned
Ghana National Petroleum
Corporation's (GNPC).
The TEN fields are located
in the Deepwater Tano license
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Industry News
which covers an area of more than 800 square
kilometers and lies around 20 kilometers west of
Tullow's Jubilee field.
The TEN project is expected to deliver first
oil in 2016, with a plateau production rate of 80,000
barrels of oil per day. Future development of gas
resources at TEN is anticipated following the
commencement of oil start-up.
Ghana expects at least $20 billion of
investment in its booming oil industry over the next
five years, mainly from foreign companies. The
money would mainly be spent on developing three
offshore blocks - the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three
Points block, the Tweneboa/Enyera/Ntomme (TEN)
block and the Sankofa block.
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A team of ve scaffolders made up of two expats and three Ghanaian
nationals, went the extra mile and worked extra shifts to complete
scaffolding jobs in a timely manner which exceeded client
expectation.
Celebration
Scaffolders Receive
CEO's Award of Recognition
Takoradi, Ghana -
Management of Seaweld
Engineering, represented
by Mr. Michael Avorkliyah,
(International Operations and
Business Development
Manager), Mrs. Esther Forson
(HR Manager), and Michael
Owusu (HR Coordinator)
presented the CEO's award of
recognition to scaffolders who
were on board the FPSO
Kwame Nkrumah for the good
work they did when they were
on board the floating
production, storage and
offloading vessel. This is the
first time a presentation of this
nature has been done.
A team of five scaffolders made
up of two expats and three
Ghanaian nationals, went the
extra mile and worked extra
shifts to complete scaffolding
jobs in a timely manner which
exceeded client expectation.
In a statement made by Mrs.
Forson, she said “Seaweld is not
just good on paper but a
company that practically
translates its excellent services
to clients. With the excellent job
done, Seaweld is now seen as a
very reliable scaffolding
company in the eyes of its
clients MODEC and TULLOW.”
She said this achievement is
worth celebrating and hopes
the teams' effort will be
emulated by other company
staff who work at client sites.
The Staff who accomplished this
feat are scaffolding inspectors,
Rory Douglas and Robert Held,
and scaffolders Kofi Agyei,
Tawiah Ankonah Nyarko and
Michael Abaidoo. The CEO's
Award of Recognition is
achieved when an individual
projects the company in a
positive light externally.
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Social
Supporting National
Immunization
Campaign
eaweld Engineering limited, a service and solution provider in the Oil
Sand Gas industry in Ghana, has supported the National Immunization
Campaign by giving the New Takoradi Health Care Service, vehicles to
ease their movement in the National Immunization Project.
This cause is geared towards creating awareness about the benefits of infant
immunization. With this step, it is expected that infant health in New Takoradi,
a suburb of Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana will become better.
Commenting on this initiative, Mr. Alfred
Fafali Adagbedu, Chief Executive of Seaweld
Engineering said “Our dedication and
commitment to the National Immunization
Campaign reiterates our promise to invest
more into the communities we operate, reach
out to people in need and promote high
standards in the Oil and Gas industry”.
Supporting of the national immunization
campaign is in line with Seaweld's Corporate
Social Responsibility to promote welfare and
solve pressing social issues in communities in
which it operates. Our CSR strategy always
provides opportunities which can make a real
difference to the development and
sustenance of our people.
Since its establishment in 2007, Seaweld has
sponsored the construction and maintenance
of a Homeless facility, and invested heavily in
the education and personal development of
children in Western Region of Ghana.
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Awards
GOGA
20 15
Ghana Oil & Gas Awards
eaweld has been awarded for its
Soutstanding contribution to the Oil & Gas
industry at the 2015 edition of the Ghana
Oil & Gas Awards, (GOGA), when the company
was honoured with the Engineering &
Construction Company of the year award. The
event was attended by the crème de la crème of
the players in the Oil and Gas industry in Ghana,
at Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra on 11th
December 2015.
The awards recognizes achievements
from local and international companies involved
in Ghanaian Oil and Gas sector and rewards
those that have played a defining role in moving
the industry forward.
In an interview, the Chief Executive Officer
of Seaweld Engineering, Mr. Alfred Fafali
Adagbedu expressed his appreciation for the
award saying: “there are over ninety two (92) Oil
& Gas service providing Companies in Ghana and
we feel very proud to be selected as Engineering
& Construction Company of the Year. We want to
thank our cherished customers for their loyalty
and commitment to the Seaweld services over the
years and also commend our hardworking staff for their
dedication and commitment to business excellence”.
Mr. Adagbedu added that Seaweld Engineering
has an ambitious plan for rapid expansion and the
company will continue to bring high-quality services &
solutions to the widest audience, while setting new
benchmarks for innovation, convenience, service and
reliability in Ghana.
He further assured customers that Seaweld will
continue to offer high quality services & solutions at
competitive prices with superior customer service. He
dedicated the award to all customers, staff and
stakeholders for making Seaweld Engineering proud.
Last year Seaweld Engineering, won Special Recognition
Award for Exemplary Entrepreneurship. This year, the
company was also nominated in Oil & Gas Service
Company and CEO of the year (upstream) categories.
The GOGA awards is organized annually by
Xodus Communications Ltd. with support from the
National Investment Bank.
ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
OF THE YEAR 2015
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2015
2
nd
OGGA
Oil & Gas Ghana Awards
Awards
FABRICATION COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2015
eaweld Engineering Limited
Swon the award for
Fabrication Company of The
Year 2015 and was also nominated
for Indigenous Oil & Gas Company
and Engineering & Construction
Company of the year award
categories.
Seaweld was among
successful recipients of the Oil &
Gas Ghana Awards (OGGA) held on
December 5, 2015 at Holiday Inn
Hotel in Accra. Now in its second
year, Ghana's leading awards
ceremony for Oil and Gas features
hundreds of top Oil & Gas people.
The event was attended by over
300 guests including endorsement
partners, special guests and over 30
companies from the Upstream and
Downstream sectors.
The Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Alfred Fafali Adagbedu received
the award on behalf of the company
and commented that “In times like
this, when the Oil and Gas sector is
faced with consistent challenges, the
ability of organizations as well as
individuals involved in the industry
to deliver good quality services,
technologies, financial packages,
insurance products, best practices,
and initiatives to succeed is very
crucial”. He thanked the organisers of
the event and all major stakeholders
for recognizing the efforts of
Seaweld in the industry especially in
the area of welding & fabrication.
The premier event features
keynote presentations and provides
an excellent opportunity for
networking, exchange of information
and exploring business
opportunities. Attendees also benefit
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from an inside knowledge of
Ghana's exciting hydrocarbons
sector. The theme for the 2015
annual showcase was “The
challenges of Surviving Low Oil
Prices”.
In July 2014, Jubert
Communication limited
(publishers of Offshore Ghana
Oil & Gas magazine) hosted
the first ever Oil & Gas awards
event in the country, to
celebrate the very best of the
Ghana Oil & Gas Industry. On
that occasion, Seaweld won its
first ever award in the industry
when it was named the
Indigenous Company of the
year 2014!
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New Crystal Health Services Limited started operations in 2003 and currently operates seven networked branches in
two regions and seeing over 300,000 clients yearly with staff strength of over 200.
Our mission is to provide exemplary services along the entire healthcare value chain from training of medical and
allied health personnel, clinical care, pharmaceutical services and after-life services to meet the physical, emotional
and spiritual needs of our staffs, cherished clients and their families.
The company has won a lot of prestigious awards including being recently elevated to the prestigious Ghana Club 100
group of top performing companies in Ghana compiled by the Ghana Investments Promotion Council (GIPC). It was
also adjudged to be the leader in the health sector by the GIPC. Our CEO was also honoured as the entrepreneur of
the year 2012 by the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana.
Mob: 0501264746 / 0501264603 | info@newcrystalhealth.org | hope.dogbe@newcrystalhealth.org
Location: Takoradi Anaji - Westline

HEPATITIS B
Screening
Seaweld Engineering Ltd. in conjunction with the
New Crystal Hospital, a private medical facility,
organized a vaccination for the first doze of
Hepatitis B Screening on Monday 23rd November,
2015 for the staff and employees of the company to
protect them from the deadly Hepatitis B virus. The
health screening comes as a follow up effort by the
company after it engaged staff a month earlier with a
health Talk themed “This is Hepatitis, Know it,
Confront it!
Hepatitis B vaccine can prevent individuals
from getting the virus, and the serious consequences
of its infection. Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused
by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV). It is transmitted when
blood, semen, or another body fluid from a person
infected with the Hepatitis B virus enters the body
of someone who is not infected.
The Head of Operations at New Crystal
Hospital, Takoradi, Dr. Hope Dogbo, who has
been spearheading the awareness creation
and disease prevention campaign conducted
the staff immunization with a team of nurses
and lab technicians.
In all about 40 participants took part in
the screening session for the first shot of the
vaccination. The process started with taking
blood samples of individuals to know the
status of the virus. After the staff was declared
negative, the first shot of the vaccine was
injected. The second shot will follow in about a
month's time after which the concluding shot will
be taken three months after the second dose.
Three doses are generally required to complete
the Hepatitis B vaccine series, although there is an
accelerated two-dose series for adolescents. The
vaccination gives long-term protection from Hepatitis
B infection, possibly lifelong. The best way to prevent
Hepatitis B is by getting vaccinated.
Health & Wellness
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Drills provide virtually the only means, short of an actual incident, of
measuring the state of readiness and of testing the effectiveness of
an emergency response plan.
Health & Safety
Medical Emergency
Mock Drill
Medical team on arrival checked her temperature,
took her blood sample and put her on IV infusion
before whisking her away to the hospital.
LESSONS LEARNT
All staff assembled with Dr. Dampson in the
training room for a short theoretical training on all
that took place. He emphatically said “you do not
need to wait for anybody before giving the
assistance, the person present at the scene should
start with the first aid”.
He also commended the response time
n Tuesday 29th September, 2015 the HSEQ
Odepartment organized a First Aid
Emergency Response Drill in conjunction
with New Crystal Hospital to assess staffs’
preparedness to respond to a workplace casualty.
The drill was preceded by an awareness training
session by Anthony F. Timpabi (HSE Officer) who
demonstrated steps to be taken in case a member
of staff collapses.
THE DRILL
At 10:25am, the drill started when a staff
member entered the reception after working at the
warehouse and collapsed. Help was sought by
eyewitnesses present who immediately called one of
the nominated company first aiders to help revive
the patient.
The first aider arrived, and first conducted an
ABC (Air ways, Breathing and Circulation of Blood)
check. He then had made an emergency call to New
Crystal Hospital to inform them of the incident and
also requested for an emergency response team
should be sent over. He then continued with the
CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) process until
medics arrived eleven (11) minutes later. The
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from the hospital medics and the positive staff
participation. We definitely look forward to more
exciting drills!
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JO
WOMEN WAHALA
KES
One day, a woman asked her son to call her
husband to ask him what he wanted her to cook
for dinner. After the sixth time the boy
complained to his mother that a female voice
was what he heard every time he called and the
lady would not let him speak to his dad.
By the time the man got home that evening, his
wife was fuming seriously.
She was so angry that she met him at his car and
grabbed his shirt right there in the front yard.
"How dare you cheat on me?" she shouted,
attracting the neighbors instantly. "How could
you? After all we have been through?”
The confused man stared at her - he could not
fathom why she was so mad at him. The
neighbors tried to calm her down but she
refused, and when someone asked for evidence,
she recounted the phone call episode and called
on Junior to repeat everything the lady on the
phone said.
“The number you are calling is not reachable at
the moment. Please try again later," Junior said.
LAWYER AND JAMAICAN MAN
ON AIRPLANE
A lawyer and a Jamaican are sitting next to each
other on a long flight.
The lawyer is thinking that Jamaicans are so
dumb that he can fool them easy...
So the lawyer asks if the Jamaican would like to
play a fun game.
The Jamaican is tired and just wants to take a
nap, so he politely declines and tries to catch a
few winks. The lawyer persists and says that the
game is a lot of fun.
'I ask you a question, and if you don't know the
answer, you pay me only $5; You ask me one,
and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you
$500..'
This catches the Jamaican's attention and to
keep the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the
game.
The lawyer asks the first question.
'What's the distance from The Earth to the
moon?'
The Jamaican doesn't say a word, reaches in his
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to
the lawyer.
Now, it's the Jamaican's turn.
He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
three legs, and comes down with four?'
The lawyer uses his laptop, searches all the
references he knows.
He uses the air-phone; he searches the Net and
even the Library of Congress.
He sends e-mails to all the smart friends he
knows, all to no avail.
After one hour of searching, he finally gives up.
He wakes up the Jamaican and hands him $500.
The Jamaican pockets the $500 goes right back
to sleep.
The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the
answer.
He wakes the Jamaican up and asks, 'Well, so
what goes up a hill with three legs and comes
down with four?'
The Jamaican reaches in his pocket, hands the
lawyer $5 and goes back to sleep.
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At seaweld we believe Social Responsibility is integral to the way we conduct
business. We made a donation to the Women of Transformation and
Reformation (WOTAR) in Accra on behalf of ATWOODOCEANICS.
Social
Seaweld/Atwood CSR
DONATION
ccra, Ghana - Seaweld
AEngineering Ltd. in
conjunction with Atwood
Oceanics donated office equipment
and stationary to the Women of
Transformation and Reformation
(WOTAR), a Non for Profit
Governmental Organisation
committed to education, skills
training and social reformation of
the less privileged.
The HR Manager of
Seaweld, Mrs. Esther Forson
presented the items to the
president of WOTAR Madame
Agnes Eshun, at their office
premises on Friday 24th July 2015.
The item comprises of a Dell printer,
monitor and general office
stationary. WOTAR promised to
take proper care of the supplies and
make maximum use of them.
WOTAR hopes to receive more of
such donations from Seaweld to
enable them fulfil their objective of
transforming and reforming lives of
women and the youth in Ghana.
Women of Transformation and
Reformation (WOTAR), is a Christian
Non-Governmental Outreach
Organization which is
headquartered in Ghana. The
Organization is dedicated to
transforming and reforming lives
through the sharing of the word of
God and provision of skills training.
This donation is part of Seaweld's
Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) which has been at the heart
of its operations since it started in
2007. CSR is a business practice
that involves participating in
initiatives that benefit society. It is
becoming more mainstream as
companies embed sustainability
into the core of their business
operations to create shared value
for business and society.
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Appreciation Party for NSS 2014/15
Ghanaian students who graduate from
accredited tertiary institutions are required
by law to do a one year national service to
the country. National Service for the 2014/2015
group ended in August this year. The management
of Seaweld Engineering organised a farewell party
to show appreciation to service personnel's who
were posted to the company for their hard work
and dedication.
The party was held at Vienna Beach
Takoradi on Thursday the 27thJuly, 2015 with the
help of the HR Manger, Mrs. Esther Forson and administrative Officer Miss Ruby Stoph. In all, twelve (12)
national service personnel attended the party including two personnel's from Accra office. Management
members Mr. Michael Avorkliyah, Mr. William Mickson, Mr. Cornelius Fiifi Ekuban and Mr. Ebenezer Abankwa,
Celebration
branch manager of Prudential Bank, Takarodi, stepped away from their families to spend time with the
personnel.
They took turns to give a word of advice and inspire the personnel's to find a campaign they are
passionate about and also make their career development plans. They also encouraged the attendees to
challenge themselves to a higher standard of work. Service personnel's Caryl George Cofie, Emmanuel
Abugah and Alfred Odei were given the opportunity to share their experience with their colleagues.
Aside the food and drinks, there was a charade between the ladies and gentlemen. Stephanie Aidoo and
Priscilla Amofa represented the ladies whiles Frederick Seshie Doe and Emmanuel Abugah represented the
men. In the end, the guys came out on top.
An award for the Best National Service Personnel for the year 2014-2015 group was presented to
Gilbert Botwe, popularly known as “Edwumawura”. All other personnel's received parcels from the company
as a token from the company for their hard work and dedication. With the sweet melody and cool sea breeze
from Vienna city, it was truly a day to remember.
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A fender is a bumper used to absorb the kinetic energy of a vessel berthing
against a jetty, quay wall or other vessel. Fenders are typically used to prevent
damage to vessels and berthing structures.
Vessel Repair
Cutting of anchor support on
MAHAKAM Barge
Tema, Ghana: - Seaweld
Engineering recently
completed a vessel repair
and maintenance service on the
Barge “Mahakam”. The purpose
of the project was to cut pipe
fenders on the barge and this
took place at the dry dock of the
Tema ship yard from the 27th to
the 29th of August.
Project Personnel included one
welder, fabricator, safety officer
and scaffolding inspector. The
project started with the erection
of scaffolds which served as
access points and platforms for
our able welders and fabricators
to stand on in order to cut
fenders using the gouging
touch. A fender is a bumper used
to absorb the kinetic energy of a
vessel berthing against a jetty,
quay wall or other vessel.
Fenders are typically used to
prevent damage to vessels and
berthing structures.
Light weight construction and
accommodation vessels such as
the Mahakam are involved in the
provision of hook ups and
commissioning facilities for
offshore installations, lifesaving
operations, recovery of survivors
from sea and other salvage
operations when required.
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Visits
A visit by
Regional Maritime University
n Thursday 30th July 2015, a
Odelegation from the Regional
Maritime University (RMU)
led by Vice Chancellor Prof. Elvis
Nyarko paid a visit to Seaweld as part
of an awareness creation campaign
for their first ever Alumini
Homecoming. This was the first visit
by the university to the company
though the two entities have had
several encounters in the past. The
delegation was received by the CEO
Mr. Alfred Fafali Adagbedu and other
senior management staff.
Prof. Nyakor and his entourage stated
several reasons for visiting the
company. Firstly, it was their desire for
Seaweld to assist their students
obtain internship placements on
Ghana's Floating, Production, Storage
and Offloading (FPSO) vessels and
other offshore rigs operating in the
country.
This he said would help students gain
a lot of practical experience in their
field of study and prepare them for
the job market when they complete
their courses. He stated that since
Seaweld is a major beneficiary of the
Local Content Policy and a key
contributor to the construction on the
country's second FPSO, it is best
placed to assist with their request.
Their visit was also to help solicit
funds to complete major projects the
University has undertaken in recent
years. The university has plans of
completing an ultra-modern complex
which will cater for staff offices and a
library. Current structures have not
been rehabilitated in number of years
now and is unable to support the
needs of the growing number of staff
and students.
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Speaking on behalf of Seaweld, Mr.
Alfred Adagbedu (CEO) said the visit
by RMU was a great honour to
Seaweld and expressed gratitude to
the delegation for making it to the
company. He acknowledged all
requests placed before the company
and assured Prof. Nyarko and his
team that Seaweld will do all that is
within its capacity to support the
RMU wherever possible. He also
confirmed the company's
participation in series of events and
activities being organized by the
university as part of upcoming
Alumini Homecoming celebrations.
As part of the visit, the delegation
was presented with the company's
corporate profile, achievements,
accreditations and major milestones
since its inception in 2007.
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