Celebrating 44 Years of Excellence OUR STORY IN BRIEF (1979-2023) Port of Colombo NOTE FROM THE MARKETING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIVISION On this auspicious day, 1st […]
Celebrating 44 Years of Excellence: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Colombo Dockyard Lays Keel of third Pilot Launch for SLPA
The Pilot Launch is designed to hold a high degree of stability and comfort in all weather conditions and the Pilot Launch will provide a stable […]
Soaring high as an engineering feat and beacon of spirituality
When the idea for this stupa- the Sri Sambodhi- was mooted, there were several stipulations. by Yomal Senerath-Yapa One of Colombo’s least visited landmarks the Sri […]
Minister inspects the construction of SLPA’s new Maritime Facilitation Center
Honourable Minister of Ports, Shipping & Southern Development Sagala Ratnayaka has made a field visit to inspect the construction of new Administrative Building (Maritime Facilitation Center) of […]
SLPA: Clarification on MoC between Sri Lanka, Japan and India over ECT
SLPA retains 100% ownership of East Container Terminal (ECT) The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) observes recent reports in the press about the envisaged Memorandum of […]
Port of Colombo Container Volumes up by 9.1% in April 2019
The Port of Colombo Container Volumes recorded an increase in the month of April 2019 by 9.1% compared to the same period last year. Port of […]
Japan: Kochi Prefectural sends condolence message to SLPA
“We were deeply saddened to hear of the many casualties that occurred as a result of the recent bombings in Colombo, Negombo and Batticaloa,” the condolence […]
Minister attends the opening ceremony of ‘Yowun Puraya’
The program will bring together over 8300 Sri Lankan youth representing all the 25 districts of the island and 100 International youths comprising the 26th ‘Worldwide’ team.
Workshop on National Port Master Plan held in Colombo
The Asian Development Bank assisted national port master plan was explained to industry stakeholders today in Colombo. At the meeting, the Honourable Minister of Parts & Shipping and Southern Development Sagala Ratnayaka stressed the need for examining reasons for delays in decision-making at the Sri Lanka Ports Authority in the past few years and the importance of fast-tracking the process.
ADB-supports Master Plan to Steer Port Development Until 2050
We had a lengthy meeting yesterday on the master plan and its proposals for every port in the country. It is a comprehensive programme that will serve as a roadmap for the sector’s growth