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Says equipment has improved productivity:

CASA commends Ports Authority

For logistics support:

Ceylon Association of Ships' Agents (CASA) Chairman Nimal Ranchigoda last week commended the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) for all the logistics support given in terms of infrastructure at the Colombo Port.

His comments came in his address to the CASA membership at the 45th Annual General Meeting at the Hilton Colombo last Wednesday.

"We thank the SLPA Chairman Dr. Priyath Wickrema and his team of officials for meeting the CASA Executive Committee in addressing issues related to the membership. All issues highlighted in my speech last year has been duly addressed by them and solutions were found and satisfactory conditions are now prevalent," he said.

"The procurement of new equipment to JCT was online and this was a very important requirement as the equipment at JCT was getting on in years. The CASA membership was eagerly awaiting the arrival of this equipment and today I am very happy that we have three new gantry cranes and six rubber tyred gantries which arrived and were installed, commissioned and commenced operations first week June 2011," he said.

The arrival of the new equipment has improved the productivity levels at JCT and we are very thankful to the SLPA. Subsequently it was noted that the productivity levels at JCT could see a much greater improvement if the SLPA were to increase the number of trailers operating at JCT but we understood that this was not possible without the SLPA investing in new equipment here as well. Our membership noted that there was not enough Trailers in operation per gantry crane," he said.

"At the last Joint CASA Executive Committee/SLPA meeting we were advised by Dr Wickrema that they had 50 terminal tractors ready for shipment and SLPA were waiting for the Attorney General's green light that the purchase agreement was in order.

But I understand from Dr. Wickrema now it all under control and the terminal tractors should arrive in Colombo in September, he said. Three more new gantry cranes are expected to arrive in September along with 12 rubber tired gantries for yard operations and a further 12 RTG's are expected to arrive in December 2011.

He also appreciated SLPA projects. New Full Container Load (FCL) yard for the stacking of all Local Import Containers will completely ease the yard congestion at Jaye Container Terminal (JCT) enabling quick dispatch of vessels at JCT, he said.

The widening of the road inside the Port to accommodate six lanes of traffic will obviously ease the traffic congestion inside the Port.

 

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