Features

The bereavement of Mr A.C. M. K. Rahman, editor of the Tamil edition of our news website, due to a sudden illness is an event that […]

SLPA Special Announcement [ UPDATED] Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the management of Sri Lanka Ports Authority has been instructed its employees living in police jurisdictions of […]

China is leading the recovery in demand for containerised goods but global throughput remains vulnerable to a second wave of COVID-19, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants’ (Drewry) […]

UN’s International Maritime Organization says it suffered a ‘sophisticated’ cyber-attack against IT systems. The global shipping industry sustained a second cyber attack within a week that’s […]

by Gary C. Kessler and Steven D. Shepard [The excerpts below are from the book Maritime Cybersecurity: A Guide for Leaders and Managers, published in early September.] […]

The United Nations’ international days are an occasion to give prominence to issues of concern to the public and policy-makers. The theme chosen for World Maritime […]

World Maritime Day 2020 theme is “Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet”. Every year the International Maritime Organization (IMO) celebrates World Maritime Day. Here is all […]

The focus on seafarers comes as the COVID-19 pandemic has placed extraordinary and unprecedented demands on seafarers. Hundreds of thousands faced and are still facing extended […]

​It is estimated that more than 300,000 seafarers and marine personnel are currently stranded at sea and unable to be repatriated despite the expiry of their contracts. A similar number of seafarers have […]

As an institution with a large physical and human resources, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority needs to develop a program to properly manage the available resources, […]