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McOcean Logistics received recognition at the National Business Excellence Awards (NBEA) held on the 22nd of March 2022 receiving a merit award in the Transport and Logistics category. This award is a testament to the overall financial performance of the company as well as its bold forays into new business areas despite the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic.

These pioneering initiatives coupled with our corporate governance principles, our agile response to the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure business continuity, our social responsibility, capacity building and sustainability initiatives contributed to McOcean winning this award overcoming the intense competition in this category.

McOcean Logistics also emerged a winner in the Ocean Carrier (NVOCC) category at the inaugural National Logistics Awards (NLA) which was held on the 23rd of March 2022, organized by the Sri Lanka Freight Forwarders Association. McOcean Logistics won the Bronze Award in the category competing with leading NVOCC companies in the industry. The phenomenal growth in the NVOCC business of McOcean Logistics which represents 5 well known NVOCC lines whose network covers the globe was key in the winning of this award.

These awards and accolades showcase the team at McOcean who continue to challenge status quo developing new products and expanding the scope of existing products in uncertain market conditions to deliver total logistics solutions to customers.

McOcean Logistics carried out a complete disinfection at the Colombo Port. Utilizing the best-in-class equipment and chemicals and backed by a team of dedicated professionals this operation was carried out under strict Covid-19 guidelines adhering to local and international standards at the Port of Colombo.

Since launching its unique service 2020 in the midst of the ongoing global pandemic engulfing the world, McOcean Logistics has seen steady progress in the number of customers requiring its Services. McOcean has currently carried out operations both in the ports of Colombo and Galle at anchorage and off port limits (OPL) with potential opportunities to offer these services in Trincomalee and Hambanthota ports as well. This has been made possible with our network, personnel, and floating assets capable of bringing this service to any type of vessel including Tankers, Container Carriers, Bulk Carriers and Yachts etc with minimum, diversion from its course.

McOcean is committed to providing these services around the clock to service the requirements of shipping lines, shipowners, charterers, agents etc.

For Inquiries please contact:

Navin Perera
Senior General Manager
Mobile No: 0777 776568
Email: navin@mcocean.lk

Dinesh Gomes
Manager – Logistics
Mobile No: 0766 737943
Email : dineshg@mcocean.lk

Source : Daily News (23.08.2021)

Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is taking steps to establish an Intermediate Covid Treatment Centre (ICTC) as a measure to provide immediate separate lodging and medical treatment to Covid positive employees until they are relocated at an available government hospital.

The ICTC will be established and implemented in accordance with the Covid-19 guidelines by the Ministry of Health. The Centre will be operated under the fullest supervision of the Chief of SLPA’s Covid Prevention Action Committee (CPAC) – Director (Human Resources) Mr.Nalin Aponso and under inspection of Dr. Sanduni Liyanage of the SLPA’s Medical Division. The ICTC of SLPA being constructed with all facilities will commence operation in a few more days’ time. SLPA believes that these measures will avoid the risk of family members of the employees being infected with the virus and will also help maintain the employees’ high level of mentality at work.

This is the first ever Intermediate Covid Treatment Centre (ICTC) by a public institution in Sri Lanka. The Centre is implemented on the instructions of the Chairman of SLPA, Capt. Nihal Keppetipola. The Chairman has expressed his gratitude to the members of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Union, employees and many volunteers who worked tirelessly even after working hours to make ICTC a success.

Since launching its unique service 2020 in the midst of the ongoing global pandemic engulfing the world McOcean Logistics has seen steady progress in the number customer requiring its services.

Adhering to local and international standards and utilizing the best-in-class equipment, personnel, and chemicals McOcean has currently carried out operations both in the ports of Colombo and Galle at anchorage and off port limits (OPL) with potential opportunities to offer these services in Trincomalee and Hambanthota ports as well.

This has been made possible with our network, personnel, and floating assets capable of bringing this service to any type of vessel including Tankers, Container Carriers, Bulk Carriers and Yachts etc with minimum, diversion from its course.

McOcean is committed to providing these services around the clock to service the requirements of shipping lines, shipowners, charterers, agents etc.

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Ports and Shipping was given the go ahead to call investors to build a warehouse in the capital Colombo on a build operate transfer (BOT) basis, the state information office said.

The cabinet of minister had approved the proposal to build the warehouse for the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.

It will be built in Bloemendal area, near Colombo Port.

The warehouse complex will have facilities to handle full and less than full containers, re-exports, entrepot trade and reefer containers, for which there was already a demand.

There warehouse will be part of a program to improve port services to shippers.

Source: Economynext (27.01.2021)

Sri Lanka’s will call investors for a fully foreign funded elevated highway in the capital Colombo to be built as a Build Operate Transfer (BOT) project, the state information office said.

Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers had cleared the request for proposals (RFPs) for the elevated highway as a fully foreign funded project.

The expressway will run from the New Kelani Bridge, along a Port Access Elevated Highway and will connect to the Athurugiriya interchange of the Outer Circular Highway, the statement said.

It will go through the suburb of Rajagiriya.

Source: Economynext (27.01.2021)

Sri Lanka is seeking an investor to complete the East Container Terminal of the Colombo Port and a report from a technical committee is awaited, Ports and Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena said.

He said 440 metres of the 1320 metre East Container Terminal had been built by Sri Lanka Ports Authority. Four years ago it was estimated that 590 million dollars would be needed to complete it.

“We have to complete this terminal by 2022,” Minister Abeygunawardena told parliament. “If we don’t, we will face the challenge of companies that are doing business with our hub moving elsewhere.”

“So we have called for investors for 500 million dollars. We have a debt problem. Our policy is not to take debt. We are calling an investor. The ownership of the jetty will remain with the Sri Lanka government.

“An investor can come. He can spend 600 million dollar. He will have to earn it. That is the economic process of the world.”

He was responding to a question by Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna legislator Anura Dissanayake whether Adani group of India will be given a 51 stake in a terminal company.

Dissanayake suggested that a cabinet paper by Minister Abeygunewardene had proposed that 51 percent be given to an Indian company and 29 percent retained with Sri Lanka Port Authority.

Under terminal concession, a jetty is typically leased for 25 to 40 years under a build operate transfer agreement, with royalties and revenues shares to come.

Abeygunawardena said 370 million dollars in revenues had been earned from CICT terminal and only 100,000 dollars a year from Hambantota port.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on 2017.04.26 an agreement was signed by Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade with the Government of India without involving the Ports and Shipping Ministry

On 2019.05.28 an agreement was signed with India and Japan.

Minister Abeygunewardene said a memorandum of co-operation was an inter-governmental agreement.

Source : Economy next – 06/01/2021

Sri Lanka will open airports for commercial tourist flights from January 21, 2021

Laying of the foundation stone for the new Container Freight Station.