Port activities proceed as usual

Despite the Trade Union action to persuade port workers to join the work-to-rule campaign at the Colombo Port yesterday, all port activities were carried out without any severe influence of interference.

All activities of the Jaya Container Terminal (JCT) were also carried out as usual.

During the morning hours, the vessels 'High Sea Challenge', 'MSC Asya', 'Pearl River' and 'Southern Unicorn' and 'Alena' had called at the SLPA while the vessels 'Oocl Chaina', 'Ever Union', 'Lily Royal', 'Kandy' and 'Oocl Sanfransisco' left the Colombo port following operations. Under the instructions of Port, Aviation, Irrigation and Water Management Minister Chamal Rajapaksa, a special committee had been appointed to observe all Port activities with the supervision of the SLPA Chairman, Dr. Priyath Bandu Wickrama.

The SLPA management has also taken steps to maintain all port services under normal procedures despite minor incidents of interference by several Trade Union activists who were engaged in working to the rule, SLPA press release said.