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www.pacificmarinegroup.com.au

Client: National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA), Papua New Guinea

Description of Works by PMG: Pacific Marine Group and AMS Group in its capacity as a Joint Venture (AMSPMGJV) were contracted

to complete Navaid Packages 1 & 2 for the Maritime and Waterways Safety Project, an Asian

Development Bank (ADB) funded project.

The contract involved the design, procurement & installation of 43 new navigational aid piles and

upgrade of a further 23 existing navigational aids at 32 grouped locations through Papua New Guinea’s

Coastal Island Provinces that included a number of locations around the Bismark Sea such as East &

West New Britain Island, New Ireland Island, Bougainville Island, Milne Bay & Coastal Provinces.

Navigational aid construction works were conducted from PMG151 - a 45m x 15m construction barge

fitted with an 100T crawler crane and piling equipment. The barge and crew were supported by our tug

PMG Emerald – a 42m tug capable of accommodating 20 persons. PMG was supported by our JV

partner Australian Maritime Systems, who completed supply and commissioning of platform structures

and navigational lights.

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National Maritime Safety Authority (PNG)

Navigational Aids Packages

Towage & Barges | Commercial Diving | Marine Construction | Vessel Hire 2

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In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the construction team implemented additional safety and isolation

measures to ensure works could proceed to early completion well ahead of the contracted completion

date.

The logistical challenges of the project have been handled well with vessels and crew moving through a

number of key PNG ports including Port Moresby, Alotua & Lae with a significant amount of

administration and management work ongoing in the background. Working closely with a compliment of

PNG nationals that complete vital subcontractor roles, the JV was able to continue achieving the

objectives of the ADB funded project to improve maritime safety as well as undertake HIV/AIDS

awareness education in some of the less populated coastal and islander village communities of PNG

through our community liaison plan.

Marine Specific Tasks

Being an extremely remote project, the support tug was utilised as the accommodation for all site-based

project personnel. The tug and barge was manoeuvred and managed by the PMG marine crew as well

as the small support vessels.


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Dive Specific Tasks

Scientific diving activities were undertaken throughout the works. This was a critical component of the

works to create a record of reef conditions at each location before and after works as well as guiding

construct ion crew with anchor/spud positioning to have minimal impact on the reef areas.

Project duration: October 2018 to October 2020 Contract Value: USD$8.5M Client Contact: Eric Petrus Email: [email protected]


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