From February 11 through 13, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) conducted port security capacity building at the Port of Colombo with more than 25 Sri Lankan […]
U.S. Coast Guard Trains Sri Lankan Port Officials
Vibrant Economic Hub Around KKS Harbour
Hon. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe visited the Kankesanthurai area today to discuss the implementation of the USD 45.27 million development project for the KKS harbour.
Galle Harbour to be Developed Into Tourism Port
Honorable Minister of Ports, Shipping and Southern Development Sagala Ratnayaka said the Galle harbour, one of Sri Lanka’s oldest harbours, would be transformed into a tourist port under a comprehensive development plan. Hon. Minister made these remarks following an observation tour to the Galle harbour yesterday.
Minister on Inspection Tour at Port of Colombo
Honourable Minister Ports, Shipping and Southern Development Sagala Ratnayaka today ( 11 February 2019) went on an inspection tour at the Port of Colombo.
Port of Colombo Embarks on Infrastructure Development Drive
Port of Colombo has embarked on a major infrastructure drive as the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is set to receive fourteen new Terminal Tractors that will substantially increase the efficiency of the country’s busiest port.
Sri Lanka: Minister to study two reports on Eastern Container Terminal
peaking to the media at the Colombo Port today after a brief observation tour last morning (7), the Hon. Minister said he also expected a report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on the matter.
Minister calls for tight security to curb drug smuggling
The Minister said that his prime duty was to ensure a transparent process be followed in the SLPA. He also advised officials to refrain from engaging in transactions through illegal or fraudulent means.
SLPA signs agreement with Colombo Dockyard to built two pilot boats
The two new pilot boats will be faster than other boats in the fleet and will be better equipped to handle modern ships that frequently visit the country’s busiest port
Final draft of National Policy for Maritime and Logistics Sectors presents
To understand the importance of a national policy for the alignment of maritime and logistics sectors to reap the benefits towards the development of Sri Lanka, the final draft of the National Policy for Maritime and Logistics Sectors presented to the Honourable Minister of Ports & Shipping and Southern Development Sagala Ratnayaka in an event held at the Ministry, on 31 January 2019.
සමුද්රීය සේවා සැපැයුම් ජාතික ප්රතිපත්තියේ අවසන් කෙටුම්පත ගරු අමාත්ය සාගල රත්නායක මහතා වෙත පිළිගැන්වේ
මේ තුළින් සමුද්රීය කලාපයේ තිරසාර සංවර්ධනයක් තුළින් ශ්රී ලාංකේය ආර්ථිකය වෙත ධනාත්මක මෙන් ම ප්රමුඛතම දැක්මක් තුළින් අවතීර්ණ වීමට සහ ශ්රී ලාංකේය සමුද්රීය සහ සේවා සැපැයුම් සඵලදායී ලෙස ක්රියාත්මක කිරීම තුළ දිගු කාලීන ඉලක්ක ඔස්සේ රට තුළ සමෘද්ධිමත් භාවයක් ඇති කර ගත හැකි බැව් ආචාර්ය පරාක්රම දිසානායක මහතා අවධාරණය කළේ ය.