Teiao Merie long yumi everiwan.
Tedei hemi markem bakeken wan pigfala milestone achievement long Vanuatu mo especially Port Vila Town citizens mo residents. Bigfala ajifmen nao tru long leadership blong yu Teriki Paunimanu Mantoi Kalsakau III long leadership mo Visen we yu gat tuwords caring blong ol pipol blong you mo leadership we yusave lidim Board blong IPDS ikam kasem tedei we hemi wan bigfala mo historical ajifmen tumas long yumi everiwan MAFIRA wetem ol families mo frends. Hemi wan history we bambae yumi tedei mo ol pikinini blong yumi tumoro bambae oli stap refer long hem oltaem we bambae hemi kolosap sekark or bitim taem we first ship hemi berth long bigfala wharf long Maltau Riki olsem we yumi save.
Taem we IWS istap kat akses mo use blong Main Wharf mo tut long Star Wharf mi belief bigwan se Hae God igat plan mo hemi investem ol intelijen blessing ikam wetem stampa tingting blong ol pupu long sustainable livelihood blong yumi long Ifira mo surrounding vilijes blong mekem se Star Wharf igru ikam antap mo I bigwan mo we tedei yumi stap witnessem start blong operesen blong Lapetasi Wharf.
Olsem we yumi save igat samfala remaining works blong mekem blong save komplitim project ia long wharf before newfala infrastraktja ia hemi complete mo bambae yumi save kam tuketa bakeken blong selebretem Official Opening blong hem long early nekis year 2018.
Blong allowem se operesen blong stevedoring mo terminal hemi operate while ol work istap go blong finish kafman through long project ia hemi stap mekem samfala hand over finish long ol asset or facility blong mekem se terminal operesen hemi go hed full wan wetem administresen semtaem.
Long tedei yumi kam blong witnessem first time we international cargo vessel olsem Micronesia Chief ikam berth long newfala wharf infrastructure fasiliti ia mot u observem ol teknikal mo operesonal skills we terminal operasen staff mo Ports and Harbour oli kontaktem. Tankio tui go long shipping agent mo kapten blong ship blong tekem first berthing operesen we bambae hemi stap bakeken long history blong first kargo ship we hemi kam sitem hem long internasional wharf ia Lapetasi.
Hemi shoem bigwan se Vanuatu blong yumi istap grow ikam antap wetem ol facility mo personnel blong save kontribiut bigwan igo long ekonomik development blong kaontri ia.
Blong konkludem smol remarks blong mi semtaem mi wantem aknowlejem, appreciate mo komendem bigwan evriwan we oli kontribiut bigwan blong save mekem difference long tedei igo long fiuja long port infrastrakja mo operesens long Vanuatu espesili long;
- Inisiatif we Kafman mo Indijines Kampani blong yumi man ples olsem IPDS istartem wetem tru long inisial diskasen, desaen mo konstraksen we ikam kasem tedei;
- Long kafman mo pipol blong Japan blong save givim first mo bigfala loang long project ia long benefit blong yumi everiwan;
- Long kontrakta mo Stevedoring Operata olsem IPDS blong tufala isave work tugeta blong mekem sua se opereson blong wan or narawan hemi afekted tumas.
- Long ol key stekholda we oli stap providem oversight mo mekem se wan long ol key infrastraksja we kafman istap invest long hem isave gat sakses story long hemi.
- Mo everiwan we istap kontribiut long wan way or anata espesali ol private sector partna blong yumi.
Okesen we yumi stap witnessem tedei hemi stap olsem ol operesonal traels long Cargo ship mot u bambae samtaem long fiuja ol turist boat tui save kam berth long wharf ia.
Yumi gat plante sakses story we bambae yumi save talem long taem blong official opening sermoni. Mo wetem ol rekark ia mi stap wantem konkratiuletem everiwan se yumi stap harem olsem storian blong ol pupu mo tedei yumi stap lukim blong witnessem se itru yumi winim mo taem we yumi lukaotem gud bambae infrastrakja ia isave kontribiut bigwan blong lukaotem yumi mo ol jenereson we istap kam.
Teriki Paunimanu mo IPDS board
Olgeta Distinguished GUESTS
Ol mama mo ol bigman,
Ol Friends mo Families,
Ol Youngfala mo ol Pikinini
Tankio tumas blong save putum taem bong listen long ol toktok blong mo mi stap pray se bae Almighty God bae hemi Richly Blessem yumi everiwan long ol taem we istap kam.
Tankio tuman, Fafetai Paulapa