MAERSK Edmonton, operating within MAERSK Line’s West Africa Xpress Service (WAX Service), made its inaugural call at the East Container Terminal (ECT) of the Sri Lanka […]
MV MAERSK Edmonton’s First Call at ECT of SLPA
New STS Cranes En Route for East Container Terminal
ZHEN HUA 24 En Route to Sri Lanka Carrying Brand-New Ship-to-Shore Container Cranes for East Container Terminal In a strategic move to bolster its maritime infrastructure, […]
Port of Colombo: Foundation Stone Laid for ECT’s Operation & Admin Building
SLPA EVENT: On August 3, 2023, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority held an auspicious ceremony at the Port of Colombo, where they laid the foundation stone […]
Colombo Port: Work on Colombo West International Terminal begins
The construction work of the $ 789 million West Terminal began yesterday, aimed at boosting Colombo Port’s capacity by a further 3 million TEUs once completed […]
Sri Lanka: Ports as a Premier Bunker Oil Supplier
Lest we forget, this whole idea of becoming South Asia’s maritime hub did not happen overnight – it was a decades-long approach of bringing together the public and private sectors to achieve maritime strategic objectives – a holistic, joined-up industry approach.
VIDEO: SLPA Chairman Pays a Progress Inspection Visit of East Container Terminal
Sri Lanka Ports Authority Chairman Dr Prasantha Jayamanna and other officials paid a regular site visit yesterday, 1 July 2022, to inspect the ongoing development activities […]
Colombo the most efficient port in South Asia – World Bank and S&P
No. 1 in South Asia/Indian Sub-Continent No. 3 among ports in Indian Ocean Rim No. 22 among 370 ports globally The Port of Colombo has been […]
Port Operations are Normal – SLPA
Dr. Prasantha Jayamanna, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has emphasized that all port operations are taking place as normal, today (28.04.2022). Accordingly, all terminals […]
VIDEO: SLPA warmly welcomes Eve Ace
Sri Lanka Ports Authority warmly welcomed the MV Ever Ace, the largest container ship in the world, to Port of Colombo last night. Here is a […]
Steps have been taken to minimize the ITT delay at the Port of Colombo
Severe traffic congestion was present inside the Port of Colombo (POC) of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) due to constructions of the elevated highway on pillars […]