PCR tests of a group of 200 randomly selected people were carried out on 03rd November 2020 at the Port of Colombo to ensure the health […]
Another 200 PCR tests carried out at Colombo Port
Colombo Dockyard resumes operations
Shipyard operations of the Colombo Dockyard PLC resumed today focusing strict health guidelines in order to redeliver the ongoing projects at the earliest, the management said. […]
Former IMO Secretary-General Dies
Mr. William A. O’Neil, Secretary-General Emeritus of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has died in the United Kingdom, aged 93. IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim expressed his […]
Sri Lanka Customs prioritises cargo clearance
Sri Lanka Customs has decided to prioritise clearance of goods with immediate effect, given the sudden spike of COVID-19 infected people in Colombo. Issuing a statement, […]
No one in SLPA infects with Covid19 – Chairman
Responding to inaccurate news published in several media outlets and social media in the country, the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, General Daya Ratnayake […]
Fresh random samples of 225 employees and port users test negative for Covid-19
Officials of the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health randomly collected 225 samples from employees of the Sri Lanka Ports of Authority and the Colombo […]
SLPA employees in police jurisdictions where police curfew has been imposed should refrain from reporting for duty
SLPA Special Announcement [ UPDATED] Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the management of Sri Lanka Ports Authority has been instructed its employees living in police jurisdictions of […]
Global port volume recovery faced with second wave catastrophe
China is leading the recovery in demand for containerised goods but global throughput remains vulnerable to a second wave of COVID-19, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants’ (Drewry) […]
Govt. to streamline freight cargo export process
The Government is hoping to streamline the freight cargo export process to minimise time spent on the ground, the local media has reported. State Minister of […]
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 […]