JV Ports opens new office in Port Moresby
13 March 2019
Joint Venture Port Services (JVPS) is pleased announce the opening of its new head office and training facility at Baruni.
The new country head office for JVPS will perform the administrative support for the companies 8 joint venture port and stevedoring businesses around PNG. The facility and also houses a new Registered Training Organisation (RTO) that offers over 30 courses to the market on subjects relating to the transport and logistics sector.
“For a long time JV Port Services provided accredited training to its own staff. Now with the new facility, we are pleased to announce that JVPS will offer services to third-party businesses. To celebrate this new beginning, JVPS are sponsoring 28 trainee placements for the 14 electorates of the Motu Koita Assembly here in Port Moresby. Developing the next generation of managers and tradesman is important to JV Port Services and we are very pleased to give back to the communities from which we recruit” said Mr Greg Kettleton, Manager of JVPS.
To further boost employment opportunities for the Motu Koitabu villages, JVPS will also offer work experience to Grade 10 students so as to broaden their awareness of employment opportunities. Thirdly, JVPS will take two trade mechanical apprenticeships every 2 years into the business via our workshop facilities. This will see top students from the TVET system provided employment to build on the learnings in a real world environment. Successful apprentices will have the opportunity to build a career in JVPS’ ports throughout PNG.
Joint Venture Port Services is a wholly owned Steamships business, responsible for development, operations and administration of the 9 Joint Venture operations along with the newly established equipment Hire Company. The Joint Venture companies around PNG each showcase a strong relationship between Steamships and the relevant Local Landowner communities in which they operate. Combined they employ over 600 Papua New Guineans with less than 0.6% of JVPS employees being expatriate.