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The following is a list of ports in Sri Lanka. All ports and harbours in Sri Lanka are maintained and governed by the Government of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority . List of ports
The Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping was a Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for the governance, implementation, creation and development of Ports including Colombo, Galle and Trincomalee ports, Highways including Southern expressway, Colombo Outer Circular expressway, Katunayake expressway and their transport services.
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is the state-owned operator of major commercial ports in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1979, SLPA currently operates ports in Colombo, Galle, Hambantota, Kankesanthurai, Oluvil, Point Pedro and Trincomalee. [2] As of 31 March 2013 SLPA had a 3% stake in Colombo Dockyard. [3]
Pages in category "Ports and harbours of Sri Lanka" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority was created in 1980. The harbour underwent a major transformation to handle containerised cargo in the early 1980s, with two [ clarification needed ] being built by the end of the 1980s and three more in the early 1990s.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 14 September 2001: Minister of Ports, Shipping and Fisheries [21] [22] Rauff Hakeem: Sri Lanka Muslim Congress: 12 December 2001: Minister of Ports Development and Shipping [23] [24] Mangala Samaraweera: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 10 April 2004: Minister of Ports and Aviation [25] [26] [27] 23 November 2005: Mahinda ...
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is the national port authority of Ghana. Between the 16th and 18th centuries foreign trade in the then Gold Coast was undertaken from about 40 landing points scattered around the Gold Coast. By the 1900s these had converged to six main ports of trade.
The Hambantota International Port [a] is a deep water port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, notable for its 99-year lease to China Merchant Ports. Opened in 2010, it is Sri Lanka's second largest port, after Colombo. In 2020, the port handled 1.8 million tonnes of cargo. [3] Construction of the port commenced in January 2008.