THE Halivim Wantok Disaster Appeal received a cheque of K10,000 from the PNG Ports Corporation (PNGCPL) Ltd yesterday.
A separate cheque of K2,485 including two bags of clothes were also presented on behalf of the staff to the victims of Cyclone Guba in Oro province.
PNGPCL acting chief executive officer Joshua Taruna said PNG Ports had a prime responsibility among others to ensure social and economic obligations of PNG citizens are facilitated through its ports nationwide and Oro Bay port is a physical sign of that commitment to the province and its people.
Following that commitment, one of the company’s immediate tasks now was to repair the damage done to the causeway, light mast and the shed caused by Cyclone Guba in order for normal business to resume.
He said the management had already sent a team of engineers and other officers on a chartered chopper late last month to assess the damage and return.
He advised major port users that the Oro Bay Port was intact and that overseas vessels could still make calls.
Discharged cargo will be free of storage fees until the port resumes normal port business resumes.
Logistic constraints initially identified on the ground on bridges linking Popondetta town, the airport and Oro Bay has all been good news.
The main gateway to the province has been reconnected which will pave the way for mobilisation to site to bring in equipment, materials and personnel to undertake repair works at the cost of about K560,000.