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The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation [2] (Sinhala: වරාය, ... is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for ports and shipping.
The Ministry of Ports and Aviation is Sri Lanka's organization responsible for the development and operation of the country's shipping, port and aviation activities. Overview. The organization was founded in 2004.
The following is a list of ports in Sri Lanka. ... Ministry of Ports & Aviation This page was last edited on 10 June 2023, at 16:53 (UTC). Text is available ...
During the early 2000s and late 2010s, Airport and Aviation Services (AASL) chartered DMU units from Sri Lanka Railways, which were used to operate an Airport Express train from Colombo Fort Railway Station to Katunayake Railway Station. The train is a Japanese-built Class S5 DMU Unit, constructed between 1969 and 1970. Initially, the train was ...
Port of Colombo. / 6.95278°N 79.84472°E / 6.95278; 79.84472. The Port of Colombo Sinhala: කොළඹ වරාය, Tamil: கொழும்பு துறைமுகம் (known as Port of Kolomtota during the early 14th Century Kotte Kingdom) is the largest and busiest port in Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean. Located in Colombo ...
Website. slpa.lk. Sri Lanka Ports Authority ( SLPA) is the state-owned operator of major commercial ports in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1979, SLPA currently operates ports in Colombo, Galle, Hambantota, Kankesanthurai, Oluvil, Point Pedro and Trincomalee. [ 2] As of 31 March 2013 SLPA had a 3% stake in Colombo Dockyard.
Nimal Siripala de Silva. Nilenthi Nimal Siripala de Silva MP (born 6 September 1944) is a Sri Lankan politician currently serving as the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation [1] and one of the two acting chairmen of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party alongside Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe. [2] He served as the Leader of the Opposition for a few months in ...
The project, headed by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority and built by the Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company, was expected to be completed by 11 April 2012. It consists of four new 1,200-metre-long (3,900 ft) terminals which can accommodate three berths each, alongside a depth of 18 m (59 ft) (which can be deepened to 23 m [75 ft]).