Jaya Container
Terminal of Sri
Lanka Ports
Authority (SLPA),
recently signed
agreements with
several
institutions,
following the recent
Supreme Court
decision to take
over the bunkering
tank facility owned
by the Lanka Marine
Services Ltd; at
Bloemendhal in
Colombo.
Accordingly a new
agreement was signed
recently, between
the Jaya Container
Terminal Ltd; and
Lanka IOC for
storage and
marketing of bunker
fuel and lubricant.
The agreement was
signed between the
Directors of Jaya
Container Terminal
Ltd; Dr.Priyath
Bandu Wickrama and
Mr. W.G.Samarathunga
and the Managing
Director of Lanka
IOC
Mr.R.Ramakrishnan on
19.09.2008 at SLPA.
After taking over
the bunkering tank
facility at
Bloemendhal owned by
Lanka Marine
Services Ltd;,
following the
Supreme Court
decision, SLPA has
launched a number of
future developmental
steps, with the
initiative of its
Acting Chairman Dr.
Priyath Bandu
Wickrama.
In the future, SLPA
will work as a
banker of bunker
fuel. It will also
receive the
assistance of all
licensed bunker
institutions to
implement the
process as a much
productive service
as well.
As an initial step
of this new process,
Jaya Container
Terminal ltd; signed
another two
bunkering agreements
on September 22 with
Lanka Bunkering
Services and Lanka
Maritime Services
Ltd.