SAGT welcomes CEO, A. P. Moller – Maersk A/S | Sunday Observer

SAGT welcomes CEO, A. P. Moller – Maersk A/S

31 March, 2019
Chief Executive Officer A. P. Moller – Maersk A/S, Soren Skou  at the South Asia Gateway Terminals, Port of Colombo
Chief Executive Officer A. P. Moller – Maersk A/S, Soren Skou at the South Asia Gateway Terminals, Port of Colombo

Team SAGT (South Asia Gateway Terminals) welcomed Chief Executive Officer A. P. Moller – Maersk A/S, Soren Skou on his first visit to Sri Lanka.

CEO, SAGT, Romesh David accompanied Skou and Maersk Group representatives on the terminal visit, presenting the enhanced value proposition the Port of Colombo (PoC) offers the maritime industry beyond the port’s geographic advantage.

Skou, who heads Maersk Line, the largest container shipping company in the world, was taken up with the port infrastructure, the expansion potential and more-so with the warmth and hospitality of the people here. During his visit he called on President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Southern Development, Sagala Ratnayake.

He also visited the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Maersk Lanka, Agents in Sri Lanka for Maersk Line and Chairman, John Keells Holdings, Krishan Balendra.

South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), the first Public-Private Partnership container terminal in Sri Lanka with approximately 60% Sri Lankan shareholding, commenced operations in 1999, launching the Port of Colombo as global trade’s pre-eminent gateway hub in South Asia. SAGT is a Board of Investment flagship company whose shareholders include – John Keells Holdings, Maersk/APM Terminals, Sri Lanka Ports Authority and Evergreen Marine Corporation.

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