Commercial Law Development Programme of USA conducts training for SLPA

The Commercial Law Development Programme (CLDP) of the United States Department of Commerce (DoC), implemented a capacity building programme in Colombo to enhance knowledge and reinforce best practices to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) senior staff.

The programme was funded by the Department of State (DoS) and implemented by the CLDP with the facilitation of the Colombo Plan and the U. S. Embassy in Colombo.

The full day programme attended by forty senior engineering, legal and administrative staff of SLPA covered the areas of public/private partnerships, landlord models and best practices in sustainability initiatives including the modernizing of SLPA terminals, electrification and automation to ensure Sri Lanka’s competitive edge as a hub in the region.

The event was facilitated by Wim Welvaarts, Senior Port Consultant from, Rebel Group (The Netherlands) and Rohan Masakorala lead consultant from the Colombo Plan Maritime Administration Programme on capacity building, while the programme was designed and coordinated by Lindsey Scannell Senior Counsel, CLDP and Maxwell Gruber, Senior International Programme Specialist, CLDP. Romesh David, CEO of SAGT, contributed as a guest speaker.

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