Entries by pacifictugeditor

On the home straight in Bundy

Our good friends Fitzgerald Construction Australia, are back on site at Pacific Marine Base Bundaberg to complete the construction of our 200m shipping terminal wharf. The installation of cell 5 will begin this week and we expect cell 7 (the final cell) to be completed sometime in June. This second stage is fully funded by […]

International Women’s Day 2025

In honour of International Women’s Day 2025, we recognise and celebrate the great women at Pacific Tug Group who contribute their skills, dedication, and leadership to our success. While maritime has traditionally been a male-dominated industry, our female team members continue to break barriers and set new standards. We’re proud to support and empower the […]

“All fast” at Pacific Marine Base – Brisbane ahead of TC Alfred

“All fast” at Pacific Marine Base – Brisbane (PMB) and as ready as we can be for TC Alfred. Thanks to the teams at PMB who put in a big effort since last Friday to make ready. This effort involved the PMB shore side team, the Operations team and Technical Maintenance team.  In parallel with […]

Newly appointed General Manager

We are thrilled to announce that Kim Jenkins has been appointed as Pacific Tug Group’s General Manager. With a deep understanding of our business, and a passion for driving collaboration, Kim is the perfect fit to lead our team into the next phase of growth. Kim’s expertise, leadership and commitment to excellence will play a […]

Three Dockings in One Month!

They say the only certainties in life are death and taxes. I think we can safely add dockings to the list. Pacific Tug Group has managed three dockings in a month. The P.T. Monto was docked in Adelaide, the P.T. Fortitude docked in Harwood, and P.T. Paluma docked in Brisbane. All three vessels were professionally […]

P.T. Monto Undergoes Docking in Adelaide

A huge shout out today to our awesome engineering team for another successful docking. Led by Scotty (The Wizard) Stevens, this docking at MG Engineering in Adelaide was supported by our fine engineers Emo Stefanov, Scott Rookyard, Pete Austin and Joel Bowden. As always, they dug deep and put in a big effort in the […]

Merry Christmas from Pacific Tug Group

With 2024 drawing to a close, we would like to take a moment to thank you all for your support. Firstly, we would like to thank the Pacific Tug Group family for your amazing effort and for always doing us proud. This includes all of our crew, our maintenance team, our Marine Base teams, our […]

After 14-week research program on the Great Barrier reef, P.T. Paluma returns home

Our Training and research vessel, P.T. Paluma, has returned to her home port of Brisbane after a 14-week research program on the Great Barrier reef. Pacific Tug Group were engaged by the Australian Institute of Marine Science to provide a suitable platform for a series of scientific deployments, each of which lasting 2-3 weeks at […]

Enhancing our skills in emergency situations

To augment the Seaways Module 1 and Module 2 training we do with our new Masters, Pacific Tug is working with SmartShip Australia in Brisbane to further enhance their skills in ‘emergency situations’ during shipping movements in our ports of Bundaberg, Port Alma and Eden.

Welcome home, P.T. Fortitude

Pacific Tug Group are very happy and proud to welcome P.T. Fortitude and her crew back to her home port of Brisbane after an epic voyage. After receiving an immediate request from our good friends at Military Services Australia to tow a vessel from Darwin Australia to Yokohama Japan, our amazing team kicked into gear. […]