Dr Parakrama Dissanayake assumed duties as the Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) on June 1, 2017.
The appointment was made by Minister of Ports and Shipping, Mahinda Samarasinghe, fulfilling a long awaited requirement of SLPA to have a professionally qualified personality as the institution’s Chairman. Dr Parakrama Dissanayake has also been a Past Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority from 2001 - 2004 and also a Past Chairman of state owned Jaya Container Terminals Ltd., and Sri Lanka Port Management Consultancy Services Ltd; SLPA.
Dr. Dissanayake who serves on the UN/UNCTAD Panel as an expert on ports and shipping is a Past Chairman of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Past Chairman of the Charted Institute of Logistics and Transport (Sri Lanka Branch) and a Past Chairman of the Central Advisory Council of Sri Lanka Transport Board.
He is a member of the Faculty Industry Consultative Board of the University of Moratuwa, and currently serves as Chairman of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Steering Committee on Ports, Shipping, Aviation and Logistics. He was recently elected as the First Non British International President of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers U.K. Before his present appointment, as the Chairman of SLPA, Dr.Dissanayake served as Chairman/CEO of Aitken Spence Maritime, Logistics & Cargo and Director - Aitken Spence PLC.
Expressing views following assumption of duties as the new Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), Dr.Parakrama Dissanayake Dr .Dissanayake stated that the challenges ahead being a part of the global shipping chain should be well identified by all engaged in the Sri Lankan maritime sector. “Earlier we had four shipping alliances and now three alliances which means there is concentration among shipping lines. The shipping lines have got enormous power over the selection of ports.
Last year the top 20 container shipping lines lost about US$ 15 billion pointing to the enormity of the global challenges we are faced with. And more importantly, the East-West trade route where the Port of Colombo is situated, we should understand that within the next two years, the ships plying will have 90% of Ultra Large Container vessels,” Dr Dissanayake added.
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