For more than a century, the Steamships Group of businesses has underpinned Papua New Guinea’s maritime and logistics sector. Today, its Logistics Division is one of the country’s most complete logistics services providers – spanning sea, land and portside solutions – geared to support the oil, gas and resources sectors.
Nick Fisher, CEO of Steamships Logistics, highlights the company’s advantage: “Our century-long presence in Papua New Guinea means we understand the terrain, the waterways, and the challenges of moving critical cargo across the country better than anyone.”
Shipping & Towage
Steamships Logistics operates a comprehensive coastal and project shipping network through its business, Consort Express Lines. Another of its businesses, Pacific Towing – a full member of the International Salvage Union (ISU) and International Spill Control Organization (ISCO) – provides complementary harbour towage, emergency response (e.g., salvage, oil spill response), commercial diving, and marine support. Critically, Steamships Logistics can tranship international cargo to remote areas of PNG – from river landings to remote coastal communities – so equipment and supplies reach projects on time.
Alistair Skingley, GM of Consort Express Lines, explains: “We connect international cargoes to even the most remote inland and coastal destinations, while linking export communities through one accountable logistics chain for oil, gas, and resources clients.”
These capabilities have supported LNG-linked supply chains and contractors serving the country’s first major LNG project (i.e., PNG LNG), and they are configured to support the upcoming execution of its second (i.e., Papua LNG), as well as offshore developments like Pasca A.
Land Freight, Cartage & Heavy Equipment Hire
Beyond the shoreline, Steamships Logistics’ ISO-accredited land operations – East West Transport and JV Port Services – combine to provide last-mile delivery. The division has a versatile and modern fleet of vehicles as well as a diverse array of mobile plant and heavy equipment for hire (e.g., cranes, reach stackers, forklifts, prime movers, side loaders). It also manages bulk fuel logistics for aviation and marine customers, supporting continuous operations at energy sites. This integrated land capability is ready to scale for Papua LNG construction logistics and to safely mobilise oversized and hazardous cargo to site.
Project Staging
Steamships Logistics is located at multiple sites throughout PNG – including within and alongside the Portside Business Park development. The park is an emerging logistics precinct adjacent to Port Moresby’s international and domestic wharves. It provides expansive depot and laydown areas – a midstream node for staging, storage, assembly and dispatch of mining and petroleum equipment. The park streamlines import handoffs, integrates customs brokerage and heavy-lift handling, and links with Steamships’ coastal shipping, river routes and cartage for onward movement – including transhipment to remote sites. A staged development, Portside Business Park is purpose built to support Papua LNG, the expansion of PNG LNG, and future major resource developments, including offshore projects.
Joint Ventures for Long-Term Partnerships
Steamships has long partnered with local landowner groups in numerous joint venture (JV) partnerships around the country. This JV model is central to how its Logistics Division builds durable, community-aligned logistics solutions. JVs operate across key ports and deliver employment, skills transfer and earnings that flow back into host communities. Notably, Gulf Maritime Services and Hebamo Transport were both formed to provide marine and land logistics support for projects including Papua LNG – a demonstration of Steamships’ commitment to partnership, local content and long-term capacity building that the oil and gas sector values.
Boilerplate
Steamships Logistics, a division of the Steamships Group, is one of Papua New Guinea’s largest full-service logistics providers. With over 2,000 employees – 98% Papua New Guinean nationals – it delivers integrated shipping, transport, and project solutions nationwide. A proud PNG company, Steamships Logistics plays a vital role in driving the nation’s development and connecting PNG to the Pacific and beyond. To learn more about Steamships Logistics: www.steamships.com.pg.
