Transworld Feeders kicks off service on Colombo-Chittagong route with Mv. OEL Shasta

Dubai based Transworld Feeders ceremonially kicked-off their newest feeder service on the Colombo-Chittagong sector with the 1,684 TEU Mv. ‘OEL Shasta’ at the Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) of the Port of Colombo on  17 November.

From left: Hayleys Advantis Director Dr. Asanka Rathnayake, CICT General Manager – Operations Kumar Siriwardane, CICT Chief Business Development Officer Tissa Wickramasinghe, Lanka Orient Express Lines Director Jeremy Anandappa, Transworld Feeders, Sri Lanka Owner’s Representative Sumedha Perera, CICT Head of Commercial and Marketing Catriona Jayasundera, OEL Shasta Master Capt. Rajasekhar Siripurapu, Transworld Group, Sri Lanka Vice President Marius Gomez, TW Ship Management, Mumbai India Senior Engineer Superintendent Pritam Singh, and Lanka Orient Express Lines Deputy General Manager – Operations Chrishantha Silva

The Mv. OEL Shasta was the 22nd acquisition of the Transworld Group and would be deployed on the Colombo-Chittagong trade lane. The company plans to deploy additional vessels in the near future in order to provide comprehensive coverage to customers on this service.

This new feeder service, named as Bangladesh Sri Lanka service (BSL), is set to help route more Chittagong volumes through the port of Colombo, which are currently moving via ports in Singapore and Malaysia, thereby boosting Colombo’s status as a key maritime hub in the region.

CICT Chief Business Development Officer Tissa Wickramasinghe, CICT Head of Commercial and Marketing Catriona Jayasundera, Transworld Group, Sri Lanka Vice President Marius Gomez, Transworld Feeders, Sri Lanka Owners Representative Sumedha Perera, Hayleys Advantis Ltd. Director Asanka Ratnayake and Lanka Orient Express Lines Ltd. Director Jeremy Anandappa were present onboard the OEL Shasta on the occasion.

With the operation of its own tonnage Transworld Feeders will have the flexibility and leverage to take personal care of its customers’ requirements and expect to enhance the movement of transshipment volumes through the port of Colombo thus creating greater value for all its stakeholders.

The Transworld Group of Companies established in 1977 and commencing operations as a container feeder operator has today expanded their operations to be recognised as a multi-faceted Shipping and Logistics conglomerate. The company’s operations include; Ship Owning (Container and Bulk Carriers), Feedering, NVOCC, Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Supply Chain Management, Ship Management and Shipping Agencies. Transworld Group is represented in Sri Lanka through Lanka Orient Express Lines Ltd.