A New Chairman to Srilanka Port Authority

Top professional and maritime economist Parakrama Dissanayake has been appointed the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority  by Ports and Shipping Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe.

Parakrama Dissanayake was also the Chairman of SLPA from 2001-2004. He was recently elected the first Non-British International President of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers UK, founded in 1911, Royal Charter conferred in 1913.

Before assuming duties as Port Chief, Dissanayake was Chairman/CEO Aitken Spence Maritime, Ports and Logistics and a Main Board Director of Aitken Spence Plc.  He gave leadership to Aitken Spence Ports International, the first Sri Lankan company to venture into Port Management overseas and the first Sri Lankan company to pursue a Public Private Partnership in ports overseas.