TITLE:
Ship Maintenance and Repair Services in the Tema Drydock and Shipbuilding Yard in Ghana: Some Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects
AUTHORS:
Nicholas Nchor Kambase
KEYWORDS:
Ghana, Tema, Drydock and Shipbuilding Yard, Repair Services, Challenges, Sustainable Management
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Engineering and Technology,
Vol.8 No.3,
July
21,
2020
ABSTRACT: This article explored existing policies (if any) and current management structure which govern operations within the yard, examine some major challenges facing the ship maintenance and repair services in TemaDrydockand Shipbuilding Yard,Ghana, identifiedfew drivers that impact positively on the ship repair market with particular reference to the Tema Shipyard. It concludes by proposing sustainable management and maintenance strategies for improved repair services of the yard as well as analyzing the findings obtained in the data presentation and discussion sections during the research project. The main finding is that the PSC Tema Shipyard’s ship maintenanceand repair services are really overwhelmed with major challenges,representing 55% after summing up four (4) out of the seven (7) captured in the study and are threatening its sustainability, if not properly researched andaddressed once and for all. As already stated, carefully analysed conclusionsweredrawn to effectively address these challenges, followed by suggestions for future research to forestall its cascading effects on the Ghanaian economy as awhole.