Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) was awarded the Ports Authority of the Year 2018 Award by the Global Ports Forum (GPF). The 4th GPF awards ceremony followed by the conference forum was held last week at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
From the cosmopolitan global port city of Singapore, the entrepreneurial decision was taken in 2008 to found and launch the Global Ports Forum (GPF). The awards ceremony is organized annually by the GPF, in continuation of the commitment of improving global ports and furthering the interests of ports globally through collaborations among members of the port eco system. The Global Port Forum Awards 2018 aimed to recognize the most valuable contribution made by organizations and professionals in different areas of Ports and Terminals Industry and acknowledge their roles and achievements in different categories. The awards are given based on the nominations received by the Global Ports Forum (GPF) and also in recognition of the important contributions and achievements made by organizations and professionals across the industry during the previous year. The South Asia Gateway Terminal of the Port of Colombo that received the ‘Best Terminal in South Asia’ Award for the Indian Sub Continent at the GPF awards 2017 held in Dubai won the award this year too securing the award for the second consecutive year.
SLPA at present has prepared a Three Year Development Plan to expedite the port sector development process in the country to further increase container volumes. These developments are aimed at making Sri Lanka the Maritime Centre in Asia.
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