Sri Lanka Shippers Council elects Sean Van Dort as new Chairman

Seated from left: Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Secretariat Yashodha Fernando, Past Chairman Randolph Perera, Past Chairman Rohan De S. Wijeyeratne, Past Chairman Royle Jansz, Immediate Past Chairman Russell Juriansz, Colombo Rubber Traders’ Association 1st Vice Chairman Trisherman Frink, Joint Apparel Association Forum Chairman Sean Van Dort, Free Trade Zone Manufacturers’ Association 2nd Vice Chairman Tyronne Weckasinghe, Past Chairman Chrisso de Mel, Past Chairman Suren Abeysekera, Tea Exporters’ Association Past Chairman Gihan Kuruppu, and Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Secretariat Dinithi Dias

Standing from left: Priyantha Punchihewa (Hub Operators Association), Dinesh Sri Chandrasekara (Sri Lanka Logistics and Freight Forwarders Association), Kumar Senevirathne (Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters’ Association), Rananja Gonaduwa (Hub Operators Association), Gayan Maddumarachchi (Sri Lanka Logistics Providers’ Association), Shiham Marikar (National Chamber of Exporters’ of Sri Lanka), Zuraish Hashim (Lanka Fruit and Vegetable Producers, Processors and Exporters Association), Ranil Goonathilake (Exporters’ Association Sri Lanka), and Sarath Wanniarachchi (Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association) 

Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council successfully conducted its 53rd Annual General Meeting at the Kingsbury Hotel on 6 July. 

Sri Lanka Tea Board Chairman Niraj De Mel graced the occasion as the distinguished Chief Guest.

During the meeting, MAS Holdings Director – Logistics Sean Van Dort was elected as the Chairman, while Lalan Rubbers Ltd. General Manager – Shipping and Customer Service Trisherman Frink and Flintech Transducers Ltd. Managing Director Tyronne Weckasinghe, were appointed as 1st Vice Chairman and 2nd Vice Chairman respectively. Martin Bauer Hayleys Ltd. Head of Logistics Russell Juriansz will serve the committee as the Immediate Past Chairman.

The Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council has throughout a rich history of over 50 years effectively represented the interests of the shipping industry in Sri Lanka. Established in 1966 as the first national Shippers’ Council, it now comprises 17 product member associations and over 50 individual members representing almost all industries engaged in international trade, making it one of the most vibrant industry councils in the country

Product Associations of the Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council are, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Ceylon Coir Fiber Exporters Association, Colombo Rubber Traders’ Association, Exporters’ Association of Sri Lanka, Free Trade Zone Manufacturers Association, Hub Operators Association of Sri Lanka, Import Section of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Joint Apparel Association Forum, Lanka Fruit and Vegetable Producers, Processors and Exporters Association, Logistics Providers Association Sri Lanka, National Chamber of Commerce, National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association, Sri Lanka Freight Forwarders Association, Sri Lanka Association of Air Express Companies, Tea Exporters Association of Sri Lanka, and The Ceylon National Chamber of Industries.