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Reflecting on 45 years of Sri Lanka Ports Authority’s transformative impact on Sri Lanka’s ports while envisioning continued growth and excellence in the maritime sector by […]

Why should all industry stakeholders study the Review of Maritime Transports, a key recurrent publication prepared by the UNCTAD secretariat since 1968?  by Nilantha Ilangamuwa “We […]

Ranked as the 24th Best Port in the World by Nilantha Ilangamuwa United Nations Conference On Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in its new Review of Maritime […]

Ideas about future fleet growth, always partly speculative because of the shipping market’s unpredictable aspects, are now more complex and consequently less solid. by Richard Scott […]

Kra Canal is the main transportation route used by Chinese merchants to transport goods in the  Indian Ocean through the ancient sea routes. Guest Column by […]

Maritime Industry in Sri Lanka: Our Heritage – Our Opportunity by Nilantha Ilangamuwa This year we celebrate World Maritime Day under an apt theme, ‘new technologies […]

Lest we forget, this whole idea of ​​becoming South Asia’s maritime hub did not happen overnight – it was a decades-long approach of bringing together the public and private sectors to achieve maritime strategic objectives – a holistic, joined-up industry approach.

Vulnerable whale species include the blue whale that can be found off the coast of Sri Lanka. New routes have been decided in line “with the […]

Following excerpts adapted from the speech by IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim at the International Marine Debris Conference, Busan, Republic of Korea on 19 September 2022 The […]

Maritime’s role in the international telecommunications network Ships do more than carry nearly 90% of trade across the globe. They are also integral to the telecommunications […]