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The luxury cruise ship, Costa Victoria, Victoria-class cruise ship owned and operated by Costa Crociere, called at the Colombo Port in Sri Lanka, Today, 5 November […]

Night navigation was installed at the Trincomalee harbor with the assistance of Japan, a long-standing strategic partner of Sri Lanka. Japan helped the project with JPY […]

When the idea for this stupa- the Sri Sambodhi- was mooted, there were several stipulations. by Yomal Senerath-Yapa One of Colombo’s least visited landmarks the Sri […]

The use of spectrum allocated to existing (and future) maritime services must, therefore, be safeguarded. Terrestrial and satellite radiocommunications are essential for routine communications and navigation and […]

From 1 January 2020, the “IMO 2020” rule means that the limit for sulphur in fuel oil used on board ships operating outside designated emission control […]

Ports, Shipping and Southern Development Minister Sagala Ratnayaka last week said the global maritime industry has been pushed into unchartered waters to meet its challenges head-on, […]

On 26 September, IMO and the global maritime community celebrate the annual World Maritime Day, under the theme “Empowering Women in the Maritime Community”. “Gender equality […]

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) must keep a controlling stake in East Container Terminal (ECT) to ensure it runs a deep-water facility in the Port […]

To enhance the efficiency of container handling, a new set of prime movers was handed over to the Operations Division of Sri Lanka Ports Authority, recently. […]

The 2nd consecutive  Port of  Colombo Awards Night organized by Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) in collaboration with the Jaya Container Terminal (JCT), South Asia Gateway Terminals […]