Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has won the ‘Best Container Terminal of the Year’ at the 2022 Global Port Forum Awards (GPF) held on 28th September 2022 in Dubai, UAE. The award is presented an international Public Owned Port/Terminal enhancing capacity & productivity with sustainable & consistant growth providing value added quality services for Customers delight.
The appreciation in the global level is emphasized a valuable point in marketing of SLPA in the global and international maritime sector.
SLPA’s Managing Director, Mr.Upul Jayatissa and Director (Operations) Mr. Lal Weerasinghe attended the event. Mr Lal Weerasinghe, Director (Operations) SLPA received the 2022 GPF Award for the Best Public Container Terminal of the Year 2021 from Thomas Ng, Executive Chairman, Global Port Forum.
The Global Ports Forum (GPF) is committed to improve Global Ports and furthering the interests of the ports globally through collaborations among members of the ports eco system.
In continuation of this committeemen, GPF has taken several initiatives to organize Global Port Forum event and Global Port Forum Awards in Dubai, UAE, which is the Centre of Global Maritime activities and Hub of major Trade routes.
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) was awarded the Ports Authority of the Year Award first in 2018 by the Global Ports Forum (GPF). In 2020, SLPA won the GPF Awards for ‘The Port Authority of the Year and Port Infrastructure Development of the Year.’