Ministry of Ports and Aviation Sri Lanka

Location

Ministry of Ports and Aviation - Aviation Office
No: 19, Chaithya Road
Colombo 01
Sri Lanka
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The Ministry of Ports and Aviation was established in April 2004. The Ministry of Ports and Aviation has three distinct functional areas of operation viz., development of Ports, Shipping and Air Navigation.

Vision

Developing Sri Lanka as the leading Maritime and Aviation center in the South Asian Region with the most competitive and user friendly ports and airports to provide high quality ports, shipping and aviation services.

Mission

To ensure the provisions of sustainable and conducive policy environment and regulatory mechanism to offer competitive ports, shipping and aviation services to cater to the national and international maritime and navigation demand services for the development of national economy.

Objectives and functions of the Ministry

Improve efficiency and effectiveness towards development of Ports, Shipping and Aviation within the broad National Policy.

Functions

  • Formulate and effective implementation of the national policy on Ports, Shipping and Aviation.
  • Co-ordinate, monitor and supervise programmes and projects carried out by the institutions come under the Ministry.
  • Strengthening the Legal-frame work, which will require for smooth functioning of the institutions come under the Ministry.
  • Introducing new guidelines to provide better services to the users of Ports, Shipping and Aviation.
  • The tender procedure to be observed with regard to projects and procurements as per the guidelines on Government Tender Procedure.

Ministry of Ports and Aviation -Hon. Minister's Office
No: 19, Chaithya Road
Colombo 01
Sri Lanka
Tel: +9412483505, 2483503

Ministry of Ports and Aviation - Port Office
No: 45, Leyden Bastian Road
Colombo 01
Sri Lanka
Tel: +941 2432249, 2438344
Fax: +941 2435142

Email: 
Contact Form
Telephone: 
+9411 2439350, 2439352, 2439353
Fax: 
+9411 2431658
Web: 
http://www.ports-aviation.gov.lk/

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