Colombo International Maritime Conference to bring in many international travelers to Sri Lanka
The Colombo International Logistics conference in Sri Lanka, which is organized by Colombo International Maritime Conference (CIMC) to be held from August 1 to 2 at the Galadari Hotel in Colombo, is to go ahead as planned.
The event is to bring in 20 international speakers and a gamut of shipping, maritime and supply chain experts together with policy makers and industry representatives.
CEO Shippers’ Academy Colombo (SAC) and the main organizer of the event, Rohan Masakorala has told the media that many of the international speakers have confirmed their participation, despite the uncertain background in the country following Easter Sunday attacks.
“All the speakers, about 20 international speakers, immediately confirmed they are coming. At the time it was only 10 days after the attacks.”
Masakorala has noted, “Regional Director of shipping giant Maersk, Julian Bevis who is based in Mumbai said, ‘no terrorist can stop me from coming and speaking about Sri Lanka.’ Among other, we have international support from UNCTAD and the global shippers’ forum.”
Referring to international terror attacks, he has said, “Two weeks after the attacks in Colombo there was an attack in the UAE on four ships. I don’t know how many of you know about it. An oil line was attacked. The international media did not give much publicity. But if a firecracker came near our ships it would be headlines tomorrow.”
Masakorala has added, “100 university graduates are sponsored to attend the event. We envisage 250 international travelers to be present. We have also organized field visits to Hambantota, Port City and the Colombo Port as part of the event.”
OSL take:
The Colombo International Logistics conference scheduled for August this year would bring together a host of local and international stakeholders in the maritime industry to Sri Lanka. It would provide an ideal opportunity for foreign businesses to explore business/investment opportunities in Sri Lanka’s maritime and logistics sector as well. Given Sri Lanka’s geographical positioning in the Indian Ocean, the country could easily reach hub status in the near future.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/07062019/Z_4 |