Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Chairman Gen. Daya Ratnayake last week said steps were underway to make Colombo a smart port. The way forward as well […]
Steps underway to make Colombo a smart port – SLPA
SLPA Senior Officers Promoted
General Daya Ratnayake, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), has recently appointed two experienced officers to fill the vacant posts of Additional Managing Directors. […]
Fresh random samples of 225 employees and port users test negative for Covid-19
Officials of the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health randomly collected 225 samples from employees of the Sri Lanka Ports of Authority and the Colombo […]
Note from the editorial: The departure of a colleague
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 employees in police jurisdictions where police curfew has been imposed should refrain from reporting for duty
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 […]
Global port volume recovery faced with second wave catastrophe
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 IMO suffers major cyberattack
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 […]
Maritime Cybersecurity
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.] […]
World Maritime Day 2020 – Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet
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, history, significance and all you need to know
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 […]