Lankan delegation in Dhaka to secure transshipment business for Colombo Port

A high profile delegation from the Port of Colombo led by the Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Keith D. Befrnard visited Bangladesh to further discuss requirements of Shippers and service providers, according to Sri lankan media reports.

The Sri Lankan Port delegation visit to Dhaka assumes significance in the wake of East coast ports of Visakhapatnam and Chennai grabbing the transshipment business from Bangladesh which could have otherwise gone to Colombo port. Initially the Krishnapatnam port secured lot of transshipment business from Bangladesh.

During the visit, the delegation also held discussions with trade and industry stakeholders with the aim of enhancing connectivity between Chittagong and Colombo and also developing the networks with trade and industry stakeholders in Bangladesh to attract more volumes  at  the Port of Colombo.

Prior to the visit a meeting was held recently between the Chairman of SLPA and the Bangladesh High Commissioner Tareq Md Ariful Islam in Colomb

Managing Director of SLPA – Upul Jayatissa, Director (Operations) of SLPA – Lal Weerasinghe, Actg. Director (Marketing & Media) – Sarath Dayananda, the Chief Executive Officer of the South Asia Gateway Terminals (Pvt) Ltd; (SAGT) – Romesh David, Chief Executive Officer of the Colombo International Container Terminals (LTD). (CICT) – Jack Huang and Senior General .Manager ( Commercial & Marketing ) of the CICT – Ms. Catriona Jayasundera were also included in the delegation.