Newly appointed Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Dr. Prasantha Jayamanna has assumed duties this morning (January 20) at his office in Port of Colombo. […]
SLPA Chairman assumes duties
Container port congestion worsening at start of 2022: Sea-Intel
Container terminal congestion is getting worse as the industry moves into 2022 warn analysts Sea-Intelligence. What were described as “seemingly interminable queues around the world” have […]
MSC takes world’s largest container line crown from Maersk
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has knocked Maersk from the top slot of the world’s largest container line, according to analyst Alphaliner. Latest figures from Alphaliner show […]
Container lines report record profitability in the third quarter
Αll global ocean carriers saw revenues increase substantially as a consequence of the record-high freight rates, with year-on-year revenue growth ranging from 83.9% for Maersk to […]
Port of Colombo is the Best Connected-port in South Asia – UNCTAD
Port of Colombo ranks 17th in World Bank and IHS Markit Container Port Performance Index The Port of Colombo is the best-connected port in South Asia, […]
World’s largest LNG tank container ship launched
Tiger Gas (Shanghai), part of Hong Kong shipping investor Graham Porter’s portfolio, has launched the world’s largest LNG tank container ship. The ship, Tiger Maanshan, is […]
World’s largest container ship in Colombo
MV EVER ACE the first of Evergreen Line’s 24,000 – TEU class container ship and the largest container vessel in the world, made the inaugural call at […]
SLPA Acts timely to discharge leaky container onboard MV Thalassa Patris
MV Thalassa Patris (370 meters long) container ship own by Evergreen Line was sailing from Singapore to Europe via Suez. The ship had passed Sri Lanka on […]
World’s biggest container ship Ever Ace to call at Colombo Port tomorrow
23,992 TEUs capacity vessel calls at South Asia’s hub on return from her maiden voyage The world’s biggest container ship, the Ever Ace, will call at […]
SLPA Signs the Agreement for The Largest Investment Ever In Port Sector of Sri Lanka
The landmark agreement was signed between the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), Adani Group and John Keells Holdings for the period of 35 years An agreement […]