Development projects required to increase the capacity of the Port of Colombo by 100% are being implemented expeditiously A simplistic way to understand the vitality of […]
My Goal Is to Increase Port Revenue up to $ 1 Billion – SLPA Chairman
Seafarer journeys in spotlight for Day of the Seafarer 2022
JUNE 25 – DAY OF SEAFARER Seafarers are sharing their maritime voyages across social media to mark the Day of the Seafarer 2022. The maritime world […]
Containers lost at sea increased 400% in 2020 – 2021
There was a four-fold increase in the number of containers lost overboard during 2020 – 2021 compared to the previous two-year. According to figures from the World […]
Smart Container Fleet to Grow 8-Fold Over Next 5 Years: Drewry Report
Smart containers have increased in prominence following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic The global telematics enabled container equipment fleet is forecast to grow 8-fold over […]
Japanese Ambassador Pays Courtesy call on the Minister
Excerpts from a Press Statement issued by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Aviation “Japan has always assisted in the development of Sri Lanka for the […]
IMO’s Low Carbon GIA seeks new members
The IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 project is welcoming expressions of interest from maritime companies to be part of its Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping (Low Carbon GIA). […]
COVID-19 and maritime transport: Impact and responses
Following excerpts from the report issued by UNCTAD Maritime transport underpins global supply chain linkages and economic interdependency with shipping and ports estimated to handle over […]
Seafarer shortages – future recruitment and competencies
As has been well-documented the pandemic saw up to 400,000 seafarers being forced to work beyond their contracts due the barring of crew change by governments, […]
වරාය පිළිබඳ ජාත්යන්තරයේ විශ්වාසය තහවුරු කරන්න. – ජනපති පවසයි.
නවීන තාක්ෂණය ඔස්සේ කාර්යක්ෂම සේවාවක් ලබාදෙමින් වරාය මෙහෙයුම් සහ සේවා පිළිබඳ ජාත්යන්තරයේ විශ්වාසය ඉහළ නැංවීමට ශ්රී ලංකා වරාය කටයුතු කළ යුතු බව අතිගරු ජනාධිපති ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ […]
Enhance International Confidence in Ports – President
His Excellency the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that the Port of Sri Lanka should work to enhance international confidence in port operations and services by […]