Inquiries are flowing into
seeking increased and
continued opportunities to
carry out Ro-Ro operations
at Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda
Rajapaksa Port (MRMRP)
following the success of the
first ever Ro-Ro
consignments accomplished on
Wednesday 2012 at the brand
new port.
M.V.FRISIA with an LOA of
176m and a capacity of 3721
units belonged to K Line
Ltd; and ABC Shipping (Pvt)
Ltd; as the local agents was
the first to call at MRMRP
on Wednesday with 15 units
as a local Ro-Ro
consignment.
The vessel was made to leave
the port within few hours on
the same day following
successful Ro-Ro operations.
She was followed by M.V.
ASIAN SUN with the first
largest Ro-Ro transshipment
consignment at the new port.
The vessel registered in
Panama with an LOA of 184m
and a capacity of 4200
units, belonged to Hyundai
Glovis and Aitken Spence
Shipping as the local agents
brought nearly 1000 vehicles
at MRMRP to be transshipped
to Algeria.
The efficient operations
conducted at the port in
time enabled easy
maneuvering and the total
unloading was accomplished
within the same day enabling
the vessel to leave MRMRP
early Thursday.
A number of representatives
from renowned Ro Ro shipping
lines and their local agents
keenly interested to witness
the success of the
commencement of Ro-Ro
operations at MRMRP were
seen present at the new port
to have a first hand sight
of the eligibility of MRMRP
to function as an efficient
and dedicated facility to
manure and operate Ro-Ro
vessels in its transshipment
activities.
They also stated their
consent that the new
initiative would express
Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda
Rajapaksa Port as a much
reliable and safer facility
to handle Ro-Ro vessels and
their operations in the
entire region.
Dr. Priyath B. Wickrama
Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports
Authority (SLPA) expressed
his extreme confidence over
the success of the first
ever Ro-Ro operations at
MRMRP, stating that with the
largest ever infrastructure
projects booming in the
southern area, no force
could stop the region
becoming the industrial
capital of Sri Lanka.
(DN08062012)