THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY The Sri Lanka Ports Authority in coordination with other institutes is continuing the efforts to contain the fire onboard the MV […]
Fire on X-Press Pearl continues
Fire on X-Press Pearl: All crew on board evacuated
THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY All crew on board of the X-Press Pearl, feeder vassal, have evacuated as the fire spreads further this morning. However, tug […]
Fire on X-Press Pearl: Firefighting continues
THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is continuing to extinguish the fire that broke out on the X-Press Pearl container ship […]
SLPA douses the fire on X-Press Pearl
THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY; CLICK HERE FOR UPDATE The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardena, Minister of Ports and Shipping, arrived at the Port of Colombo this morning […]
Operations in the port and shipping sector continue with no interruptions
Ports and Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena says that the government’s aim is to provide the people with essential commodities without any shortage, despite the re-emergence of […]
Suez Canal ship ‘now moving,’ owner says
Vessel still not fully afloat as work continues to clear vital shipping lane The Ever Given, the ship that has been stranded in the Suez Canal […]
CHEC donates a PCR machine for Sri Lanka Ports Authority
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Ltd; donates a Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing (PCR) machine for Sri Lanka Ports Authority China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Ltd; on 01st March 2020 […]
A new pilot boat for the Sri Lanka Ports Authority
A new pilot boat manufactured for the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) was handed over to SLPA on 22.02.2021 at the Colombo Dockyard PLC. Built by the Colombo […]
SLPA implements clearance through electronic methods
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has taken steps towards the clearance of all imports at the Port of Colombo through electronic payments via the Internet. […]
Container shipping proved resilient in 2020
Despite the shock to the global supply chain in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic container shipping proved remarkably resilient in 2020 in terms of volumes […]