කොළඹ වරායේ ධාරිතාව 100%කින් වැඩි කිරීමට අවශ්ය සංවර්ධන ව්යාපෘති කඩිනමින් ක්රියාත්මක වෙමින් පවතී. වරායේ ජීව ගුණය අවබෝධ කර ගැනීම සඳහා ඇති සරල ක්රමයක් නම්, “වරායක් යනු […]
මගේ ඉලක්කය වරාය ආදායම ඩොලර් බිලියනයක් දක්වා ඉහළ නැංවීමයි. – වත්මන් වරාය සභාපති ආචාර්ය ප්රශාන්ත ජයමාන්න
Seafarers: Where would we be without you?
On June 25, we celebrated the Day of the Seafarer. What many believe to be basic human rights are still being fought for at sea by […]
ICS at 100: Shaping the Future of Shipping
In 2022, the International Chamber of Shipping celebrated its 100th anniversary. Following excerpt adapted from the commemorative book charts the history of the organisation from 1921 […]
My Goal Is to Increase Port Revenue up to $ 1 Billion – SLPA Chairman
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 […]
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 […]