ICTSI strengthens New Guinea terminal

By Genivi Verdejo

Dec 07, 2022 12:07 am

INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) said its subsidiary, South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT), at the Port of Lae can handle larger box ships with its new pair of ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, the largest port equipment in Papua New Guinea.

ICTSI South Pacific CEO Robert Maxwell said the new cranes will contribute to SPICT's market leadership in the national and international logistics chain.

PNG’s first quay cranes. South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT), a unit of International Container Terminal Services Inc. at the Port of Lae, receives Papua New Guinea’s first ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, currently the largest port equipment in the country. Above photo shows their arrival at Lae Tidal Basin aboard the Zhen Hua 28 on Nov. 29, 2022. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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