USA’s Commercial Law Development Programme trains SLPA senior staff

• Facilitated by Colombo Plan and Rebel Group, supported by US Embassy and funded by State Department
• Training included port sustainability, port PPP, landlord and BOT models, port finance and automation in a competitive global port industry                                 

The Commercial Law Development Programme (CLDP) of the United States Department of Commerce 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 and implemented by the CLDP, with the facilitation of the Colombo Plan and US Embassy in Colombo.

The full-day programme, attended by 40 senior engineering, legal and administrative staff of the SLPA, covered the areas of public/private partnerships (PPPs), landlord models and best practices in sustainability initiatives, including the modernising of the SLPA terminals, electrification and automation to ensure Sri Lanka’s competitive edge as a hub in the region.

The event was facilitated by main presenter Wim Welvaarts, a senior port consultant from Rebel Group of 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 CLDP Senior Counsel Lindsey Scannell and CLDP Senior International Programme Specialist Maxwell Gruber. SAGT CEO Romesh David contributed as a guest speaker.