On 29 April, a special delegation led by the
Chairman of the Tianjin Port visited the Minister at the Ministry’s office. The Port of Tianjin, now ranked ninth in
the global container port rankings, has joined other major container ports
across the world in launching efforts to become green ports to reduce carbon
dioxide emissions..
During the discussion, the Minister reportedly not
only thanked the team for assisting the Port of Colombo in its transition to a
green port but also praised the Port of
Tianjin for exporting the ‘Green Port Concept’ to other ports across the world,
utilising China’s expertise as a leader in industrialisation and port
operations.