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 […]
Former IMO Secretary-General Dies
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 […]
Oil tanker towed away from Sri Lankan coast; President commends joint efforts
Sri Lankan ships and Indian Coast Guard ships successfully towed the MT New Diamond more than 40 Nautical Miles away from Sri Lanka coast to safe […]
SLPA contributes Rs. 18.6 million to President’s Covid19 Relief Fund
The SLPA has made a financial donation to the President’s National Covid-19 Relief Fund recently. The donation was made out of the contributions of employees of the Sri […]