South Pacific International Container Terminal, a unit of International Container Terminal Services Inc. at the Port of Lae, is now capable of handling larger box ships after receiving a pair of new ship-to-shore cranes, the largest port equipment in Papua New Guinea. Manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. and with a reach of up to 17 rows across, the new Post-Panamax cranes can easily service vessels of up to 6,000 TEUs and is part of ICTSI’s program to strengthen and enhance the overall operational efficiency at PNG’s leading container terminal.
