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India’s Gujarat-based Shreeji Shipping Ltd. has won the two-year contract to supply automatic barge services to the Lakvijaya Coal Electricity Plant jetty via competitive tender.
A decision to this effect was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers at its meeting on Monday based on a proposal from the Minister of Ports and Shipping. The awarding is subject to the recommendation of the Standing Procurement Committee appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers.
The contract period is FY22 and FY23. Located in Norochcholai, Puttalam, the Lakvijaya Power Station is the largest power station in Sri Lanka. In 2020 it produced 5,754 GWh of electricity accounting for 37% of the total generation in the country.
Shreeji Shipping is a partnership firm established in the year 1995, with the main objective of providing the highest standards of integrity and quality in shipping related services to valued principals, diversified in various fields and in a very short span developed Shreeji Group as pioneers in handling bulk cargo.
Shreeji Group is handling more than 18 million tons of cargo per year and is registered as one of the highest bulk cargo handling companies in India, ranking amongst the most reputed shipping service providers.