South Pacific International Container Terminal

South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT) recently cited four employees for showing outstanding dedication to workplace safety. Bonny Wande and Jason Nevol from Operations, Lisa Sipose from Procurement, and Esther Saka from Engineering, received commendations for satisfying the assessm…

As part of efforts to strengthen staff loyalty, commitment and performance, South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT) is working closely with the National Superannuation Fund (NASFUND) – a superfund that all employees are contributing to. NASFUND and its savings arm, NCSL, offer an arra…

South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT) organized a tree planting activity last 22 March to celebrate International Day of Forests.    George Gware, SPICT General Manager, delivered the opening remarks and led the activities at the terminal’s botanical garden together with employees a…

With the exponential surge of COVID-19 cases in Papua New Guinea over the last few weeks, South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT) in Lae and Motukea International Container Terminal (MIT) in Port Moresby continue to provide hygiene kits to security guards, employees, and their nominat…

Employees of South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT) and their families safely gathered at the terminal warehouse to celebrate Safety Day on 19 November. Safety and security are among the top priorities of SPICT.  Letting the employees’ children visit their parents at work to see wha…

The MV Lae Chief during its maiden call at SPICT   South Pacific International Container Terminal welcomed the first port call in Papua New Guinea (PNG) of Swire Shipping’s upgraded North Asia Express (NAX) Service on November 22. The fixed-day fortnightly service offers a direct connection betwe…

ICTSI South Pacific recently welcomed the arrival of Hansa Cloppenburg, the first COSCO-operated container vessel to call Papua New Guinea. The 1,732-TEU boxship made its maiden calls to South Pacific International Container Terminal and Motukea International Terminal on October 8 and 11, respectiv…

ICTSI South Pacific recently signed the Industrial Agreement for Stevedoring and Handling Workers & Other Support Services Employees with the PNG Maritime Union and Employees Federation, becoming the first port operator in PNG to sign the three-year agreement in 2020.   The labor agreement cove…

“Challenging but not scary” – these were the words Tanya Sevua used to describe her experience working as a Senior Information Technology Analyst at South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT) in Lae, Papua New Guinea. The port and shipping industry remains a traditionally male-dominated…

Three years after commencing operations in Papua New Guinea, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has successfully transformed the ports of Lae and Motukea into high-performing gateways. The PNG Ports Corporation Limited granted ICTSI a 25-year concession in 2017 to manage and op…