BOSTenergies has taken note of concerns raised by fuel tanker drivers regarding operations at the company’s Kumasi Depot and has assured the public, tanker drivers and other stakeholders that the concerns are being addressed.
The concerns, which led to the intention by some tanker drivers to embark on a three-day strike, were already known to management and were actively being addressed prior to the intended strike.
They relate primarily to the condition of a loading arm and inadequate parking capacity at the Kumasi Bulk Road Vehicle (BRV) Park.
The company had already engaged a contractor to undertake the necessary works for the replacement of the damaged loading arm. The intervention is intended to restore the loading infrastructure to the required operational, reliability and safety standards.
“The concerns, which led to the intention by some tanker drivers to embark on a three-day strike, were already known to management and were actively being addressed prior to the intended strike.”
BOSTenergies said the Kumasi Depot continues to meet market demand using the existing loading arms.
The company also acknowledged concerns regarding inadequate parking space for Bulk Road Vehicles at the Kumasi BRV Park and said it had previously acquired a parcel of land to be developed as a 200-truck-capacity facility.
Presently, BOSTenergies has awarded a contract for the construction of a new BRV parking facility.
The planned expansion is expected to significantly improve parking capacity and ease congestion associated with tanker operations at the Kumasi Depot.
As an interim measure, BOSTenergies continues to lease a third-party facility for the parking of the BRVs pending completion of the new 200-truck-capacity facility.
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