On the afternoon of May 30, 2024, a celebration took place at PTSC Vung Tau Downstream Port to mark the achievement of 6 million safe working hours and the completion of the first Suction Bucket Jacket for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 Offshore Wind Farm Project for Ørsted. These are significant and important milestones, reflecting the huge efforts of over 3000 workers from Ørsed, PTSC, and subcontractors over the past year.
The event was attended by Mr. Phan Thanh Tung - Chairman of the Board of Directors of PTSC, Mr. Le Manh Cuong – President & CEO; members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Board, managers of subsidiaries, subcontractors, and especially more than 1000 outstanding workers from PTSC and subsidiaries, subcontractors involved in PTSC's supply chain.
Top managements from PTSC and Ørsted participated in the ceremony
In addition, PTSC was honored to welcome Mr. Per Mejnert Kristensen – CEO of Asia Pacific (APAC) of Ørsted, the senior leaders from Ørsted in the APAC region, and Ørsted's management team at the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 Offshore Wind Farm Project. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Per was impressed by PTSC's achievement of 6 million safe working hours and highly appreciated PTSC's outstanding efforts in reaching these two significant milestones, especially regarding PTSC's high safety culture.
Following that, Mr. Le Manh Cuong – President & CEO of PTSC, proud of the achievements of the CHW2204 Project Team and expressed gratitude to Ørsted's team for their enthusiastic cooperation and support. He also thanked all PTSC workers, subsidiaries, and subcontractors who have made efforts every day to achieve the results we see today. According to the President & CEO, every day, more than 3000 husbands/wives/parents say goodbye to their families early in the morning to dedicate themselves to the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 and PTSC's leadership always wishes that these more than 3000 wives/husbands/children will always be happy to welcome them back safely and happily in the evening with their families.
Mr. Le Manh Cuong – President & CEO of PTSC speaking at the ceremony
In PTSC's culture, safety is always the top priority in all areas of PTSC's business. Every year, PTSC achieves around 20-24 million safe working hours (if subcontractors/partners are included, it amounts to approximately 40-50 million safe working hours per year). From 2019 until now (over 100 million safe working hours), there have been no incidents causing lost work time due to safety issues. At PTSC, every issue can be discussed and negotiated except for safety concerns, No job is so important and no service is so urgent that we cannot take time to perform our work safely. The most crucial safety rule at PTSC is: "Anyone can stop work if they perceive it to pose a safety hazard to themselves or others around them”.
Mr. Jayaram Naidu (Managing Director of Greater Changhua 2b and 4 Project) give the trophy for the completion of first Suction Bucket Jacket to Mr.Tran Ho Bac (Vice President of PTSC/Project Director of Greater Changhua 2b&4 of PTSC)
In addition to the safety milestone, the completion of the first foundation of the project is also an important basis for PTSC to continue improving progress, accelerating the construction, coating, and finishing work according to each milestone of delivery schedule. Mr. Nguyen Duc Thien - Project Manager of Greater Changhua 2b and 4 shared the target of completing 4 SBJs each month, with the first batch scheduled for handover to Ørsted in November 2024 for offshore transportation and installation. Despite many difficulties and challenges ahead, the CHW2204 Project Team continues to demonstrate high responsibility, determination, and unity with subcontractors to successfully bring the project to a safe, high-quality, and timely completion.
Pham Dang Minh