SLPA to go online
[October 13 2010] 

<P>Shirajiv Sirimane

<P>Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) would go online from next January which would help the customers in a big way.

<P>Chairman SLPA, Dr. Priyath Wickrama said that this would reduce time for documentation and would also enable customers to pay via internet. It would also minimize the ‘rush’ at the Prot. 

<P>“One of the most important features of this would be that it would put a stop to hidden money transactions and increase productivity of the Colombo Port,” he said. 

<P>He also said that the new Customs building would be ready by early next year and this would create a ‘one stop shop’ for both exporters and importers. 

<P>The new Customs House would also have bank branches and provide room for shipping agents freight forwarders and many other related companies, he said.