The Liberia Tree and Trading Company (LTTC), Inc; a local Liberian own logging company in partnership with MANDRA Forestry Liberia Limited, has imported huge quantity of logging equipment into the country to commence logging operations in Rivercess County.
The equipments, valued approximately US$12 million including freights, taxes paid to government and other levies, were offloaded from a vessel that docked at Port of Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, on Tuesday, June 8, 2010.
The 31 pieces of earthmoving equipments which include trucks, caterpillars, and other yellow machines were offloaded in Buchanan amidst cheers from county officials and jubilant potential job seeking residents from Bassa and Rivercess counties. Former Forestry Development Authority (FDA) managing director, John T. Woods was at this ceremony and said the demonstration of equipment LTTC, Inc was not a surprise to him.
Mr. Woods made particular reference to LTTC president, Ricks Y. Toweh, “The man,” he said, “has demonstrated his commitment to professional and ethical business in the forestry industry of Liberia.”
The LTTC president CEO Ricks Y. Toweh officially displayed his company's equipment in Buchanan City on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 in the presence of senior government and county officials saying “The arrival of the consignment represents a new dawn for Liberia's forestry sector.”