ECCSL maritime forum to be held this month

The European Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka has decided to host the “ECCSL Maritime Forum 2016” in collaboration with the Shipper’s Academy Colombo, to provide In-depth insights into new IMO container weight verification regulations.
The main event sponsor of the forum is Pership, and the official Terminal sponsor is Colombo International Container Terminals Ltd. This event will be held on 18th of February from 3 pm onwards at the Hilton Colombo Residencies, Colombo 2.
A distinguished panel of speakers including representatives from IMO, DGMS and Sri Lanka Ports Authority will be attending the event. 

Loukas Kontogiannis, Technical officer of the Maritime Safety Division of the International Maritime Organization will be joining the conference via teleconference from London.  Kontogiannis will be outlining the IMO mandated regulation changes and provide an insight to solutions that other countries have implemented. Industry expert, Beat Zwygart is the market manager of container weighing at LASSTEC. He has previously addressed the following conferences on container weighing and the IMO - TOC conferences in Singapore, London and Panama, the PEMA conference in Shanghai, and the ICHA conference on container weighing in London.
Minister Arjuna Ranathunga will be the chief guest at the forum.  Roshan Masakorala, CEO of the Shipper’ Academy, will impart his technical knowledge on the logistical effects and solutions that can be implemented.  Ajith Wickrama Seneviratne, Director General of Merchant Shipping will also be addressing the participants. Upul Jayatissa, Chief Manager of Sri Lanka Ports Authority will be part of the panel and participate in an interactive session with the participants. 
For registration, please contact Gayashi on 077 331 7978 or Manik on 077 340 8569 or email: [email protected]