Chairman SLPA, Capt. Nihal Keppetipola inspects the Prime Mover Maintenance section during the inspection tour at the JCT of SLPA. SLPA Director (Operations), Lal Weerasinghe, the Engineer of the Division, officers on duty, employees and trade union representatives are also pictured.
The newly appointed Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), Capt. Nihal Keppetipola, made a sudden inspection visit at several sections of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) last week.
The Chairman first inspected the present operations procedures of the Jaya Container Terminal’s Operations Room. He then inspected the activities of the Terminal Planning section and the Information Systems (IS) Division. The Chairman also inspected the operations of the Jaya Container Terminal, and operations of its Phase I, II, III, IV, the performance of gantry cranes at the terminal and the Phase ‘V’ extension project of Jaya Container Terminal (JCT). Addressing the Management team and employees at the JCT, he said that the main resource as identified by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority was its human resource. “The Port of Colombo has the potential to become one of the best ports in the world,” he said.
Keppetipola also said that every employee should work together towards that objective and that he hoped everyone would cooperate to achieve the institutional goals. He expressed confidence that this would enable the port to have an efficient and productive operational process as before. During this visit, the Chairman also inspected the SLPA’s Central Kitchen complex under the Welfare and Industrial Relations Division. Here, the Chairman inspected the preparation of food and beverages in the kitchen section.
Capt. Nihal Keppetipola joined the Sri Lanka Ports Authority in 1990. Subsequently, for more than 25 years, he held various positions ranging from a pilot to Managing Director of SLPA.
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