Scholarships in Shipping and Logistics

The Sri Lanka Shippers' Council (SLSC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in association with Colombo International Nautical and Engineering College (CINEC) will offer four scholarships to employees of their membership who are involved in logistics, freight forwarding and supply chain to excel in higher education and enhance their career prospects on those fields.

Commenting at the programme, Dinesh De Silva, Chairman of Sri Lanka Shippers' Council said that this is only a stepping stone for young people who are aiming at a career in international trade related fields.

The Sri Lanka Shippers Council, the apex body that represents the interest of the shippers is of the view that the quality of logistics services in this country should be further improved in order to improve the SL ranking in the LPI in the future.

He further stated that SLSC is always willing to help to improve skills and knowledge in shipping, logistics and international trade amongst the younger generation in the shipping and logistics community. This is only a part of our long term plan to promote the youth to enter this field and work towards a fulfilling career in the shipping and logistics industry.

SLSC; 46 years in the trade represents a large percentage of the import/export trade in the country through its broad based representation and membership of trade Associations and individual Companies was established in March 1966 with a vision of enhancing the competitiveness in business logistics, performance and cost.

CINEC Maritime Campus is one of Sri Lanka's largest private higher educational institution, catering to over 14,000 students annually by offering a range of over 175 study programmes with high quality standards

The application form are available on the Sri Lanka Shippers' Council website. Closing date for submission of application is April 10.