The handover ceremony between the interim general director and the new leader of the Société d'Études, de Construction et de Réparation Navales (SECREN) took place Friday, July 10, at the company's site. The ceremony was attended by high-ranking officials and numerous personalities. The new "boss" delivered a speech that won the admiration of those present. One can only hope that actions will follow words, as SECREN is far more than a pile of rusted scrap metal within a struggling enterprise. The challenges are numerous, and problems accumulate from all sides. The position of general director at SECREN is no throne—it's closer to an electric chair. Workers present at the ceremony now await concrete results. Félicien Milson, the new top executive, has made commitments. Once in his official role, he granted an interview to journalists. He assured them: "Within a year, SECREN will regain the brilliance it has lost over the past decade." This statement signals the payment of arrears, the company's turnaround, and a firm commitment to development. For the new general director, the main challenges are to win back partners' confidence and climb the ranks so that SECREN becomes the leading shipyard in the southwestern Indian Ocean region. However, he will also need to reunify the fragments of an enterprise weakened by successive governments. It must be stated clearly: SECREN, a true economic engine of the North, currently suffers from poor governance and decisions that led to its decline. It has also become a testing ground for some leaders wishing to conduct political experiments. In this context, workers have too often been reduced to the status of interchangeable elements.