With the vision of the President, His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s ‘Vistas of Splendour and Prosperity’, Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) recently launched a Maritime  Training Course […]

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has welcomed the World Health Organization‘s decision to name seafarers as one of the groups of transportation workers that should be prioritised for […]

Bids have already arrived for the construction and completion of the East Container Terminal (ECT) of the Colombo Port, billed for completion by 2023. The bids […]

Innovation in shipping requires collaboration, scale, data and entirely new set of business models The Lloyd’s List ‘How to Innovate in Shipping’ webinar looked at how […]

Capt. Nihal Keppetipola – Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA)  recently paid a courtesy visit to the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka  His Excellency Gopal Baglay. […]

Press Release issued by Embassy and Permanent Mission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Kingdom of Thailand A national consultation workshop on a […]

A meeting between the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) and the representatives of the Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents (CASA) was held yesterday, 7 July 2021, […]

A meeting between the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka  His Excellency Tareq Md Ariful Islam and the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) […]

Container shipping liner profits will surpass $100 billion in 2021 despite continued operational disruption to ports and the global supply chain, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants (Drewry). […]

Five key messages from UNCTAD Special Adviser for the Blue Economy Dona Bertarelli on why the ocean needs protection more than ever, so it can continue […]