The Navis Sparcs / Express version 3.7 Terminal Management System (TMS) in use at Jaya Container Terminal ( JCT) and East Container Terminal (ECT) of Sri […]
SLPA Upgrades its Terminal Management System
SLPA: Special Notice – Finance Division Activities
It is hereby notified that due to the current pandemic situation prevailing in the country, Cashier Section of the Finance Division will be closed during the […]
Colombo Port is the top-ranked port in South Asia – CPPI
Asian Ports Dominate Global Container Port Performance Index World Bank and IHS Markit report highlights large efficiency gaps between world’s key container ports. Asian container ports […]
Supply chains firms urged to protect seafarers’ rights
A wide-ranging set of guidance has been issued to help enterprises using shipping services to protect the human rights of seafarers, as hundred of thousands are […]
SLPA begins inoculating employees with second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Sri Lanka Ports Authority on Wednesday began administering the second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The inoculation of the second jab started at Port of […]
Container: 65 years on
Universally hailed as one of the greatest inventions of the modern world Shipping Container, Freight Container, Container, Box, TEU – many of the synonyms and acronyms […]
Operations in the port and shipping sector continue with no interruptions
Ports and Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena says that the government’s aim is to provide the people with essential commodities without any shortage, despite the re-emergence of […]
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Statement by IMO Secretary-General, Kitack Lim, on 2021 World Day for Safety and Health at Work Today, on 28 April, we celebrate World Day for Safety […]
CPAC meets to review current state of Covid-19
The Covid-19 Preventive Action Committee (CPAC) held a review meeting on its operations at the Port of Colombo this morning, April 21, 2021. The meeting was […]
Ever Given Fiasco Illustrates Importance of the Shipping Container
Since the dawn of commerce, people have been using boxes, sacks, barrels and containers of varying sizes to transport goods over long distances. by Anna Nagurney […]