Hon. State Minister of Warehouse Facilities, Container Yards, Port Supply Facilities and Boats and Shipping Industry Development – Jayantha Samaraweera, on a special visit at the […]
State Minister on a special visit at the Port of Colombo
Fire onboard MT New Diamond completely doused
The MT New Diamond crude oil tanker was transporting 270,000 metric tons of crude oil from the port of Meena Al Ahmadi in Kuwait to the […]
Oil tanker towed away from Sri Lankan coast; President commends joint efforts
Sri Lankan ships and Indian Coast Guard ships successfully towed the MT New Diamond more than 40 Nautical Miles away from Sri Lanka coast to safe […]
Sri Lankan Govt to expand Galle, Trinco, KKS Ports for regional, global exports
The Government will expand the ports of Galle, Trincomalee and Kankesanthurai which will be geared to accommodating the increased exports to both regional and global destinations. […]
Digitalisation given fresh impetus by Covid, but the logic was pre-pandemic
Players in the shipping market are attempting to innovate, collaborate with other stakeholders, participate in technology platforms trying to find the proper formula in order to […]
Hon. Minister of Ports and Shipping Rohitha Abeygunawardena on a special port inspection visit at the Port of Colombo
Hon. Minister of Ports and Shipping Rohitha Abeygunawardena made his first port inspection visit on 25th August 2020 after assuming duties. He also attended a special […]
DP World Builds Out its Logistics Business in the Indian Ocean
DP World is expanding its holdings in logistics and short-sea transportation in the Middle East, complementing its flagship terminal operations in the UAE. Unifeeder, a Danish […]
New Secretary to the Ministry of Ports and Shipping assumes duties
The new Secretary to the Ministry of Ports and Shipping is a senior official of the Ceylon Administrative Service. C. Mr D. Jayalal assumed duties on […]
Minister of Ports and Shipping Rohitha Abeygunawardena assumes duties
Hon.Minister of Ports and Shipping Rohitha Abeygunawardena assumed duties in his portfolio today (14.08.2020) at the Ministry of Ports and Shipping amidst blessings of Maha Sangha […]
Maersk unveils updated and agile supply chain
In a statement, Maersk said the updated network will connect more cargo via the Maersk hub in Colombo (Sri Lanka), allowing customers to do consolidation from […]