Nimal woos PSA for Colombo North Port terminal and Trincomalee port

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Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva in conversation with Port of Singapore Authority International’s Regional CEO and Head Group Business Development Wan Chee Fung

Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva on Saturday wooed the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) to Colombo North Port Terminal as well as Trincomalee port.

On a visit to Singapore the Minister met with PSA International’s

Regional CEO and Head Group Business Development Wan Chee Fung and other officials.

A statement from the Ministry quoted Wan as saying that if there are investment opportunities for development and operations in the ports of Sri Lanka, they would like to apply for them.

Presenting the facts, the Minister said that since the current Government has planned to start the development of the North Colombo Port, a suitable investment plan and proposal should be provided for it.

Minister requested the heads of PSA International Private Company to provide a suitable proposal for the development of Trincomalee Port.

According to the facts revealed in this discussion, the PSA company is one of the largest companies operating in ports in the world, and 37,000 million TEUs are handled per year in Singapore’s main port alone.

Officials including PSA Assistant Vice President Lim Wei Chang, JCT Oil Bank Chairman Lakmal Ratnayake and representatives of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Singapore also participated in this discussion.

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