Welcome to CASA
We are The Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents, which is well known as CASA was formed as a Shipping Committee in 1944. It was formed as an Association in 1966 and was known as Ceylon Association of Steamer Agents. CASA was renamed subsequently as Ceylon Association of Ships Agents and was incorporated as a Company in 2000 under the Companies Act No. 17 of 1982, re-registered under the Companies act No.7 of 2007. The name was changed again in 2015 to Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents.
CASA is now in its 50th year and is the leading Voice of the Shipping Industry.
Membership now stands at 135.
CASA is now the leading voice of the Shipping Industry in Sri Lanka.
We comprise 134 Licensed Ships' Agents , representing all International Shipping Lines of repute who use the Port of Colombo - as a Transhipment Hub - due to it's very strategic location along the main International Shipping Lanes. They also serve the local Import / Export trade in addition to large volumes of Transhipment Cargo. Please go to the link ‘About CASA ' for more about us and on how we operate.
Results of CASA 's activities and decisions arrived at with various authorities are conveyed to Members by Circulars sent by electronic mail. These are now available for reference by Members by logging in to the Members Area and through the link ‘Circulars'. These Circulars for the current year to-date & previous year are available from this site in Circular No order and under approx 35 pre-determined subject titles; these are accessible from a drop down menu. As a further feature, Members may also access these circulars through a key word search.
Thank you for visiting CASA . Comments and suggestions are welcome. Please feel free to use the ‘Contact us' link provided for this purpose.
What's New
Hayleys Advantis invests Rs3.2bln in new distribution center
2017-07-31
July 31, 2017 (LBO) – Hayleys Advantis said they will construct a Mega Distribution Center (DC) in Kotugoda with an 3.2 billion rupee investment for the first phase.
Read More>>CASA elects Ruwan Waidyaratne as Chairman
2017-07-27
The Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents (CASA) announced that Mr. Ruwan Waidyaratne, Managing Director – Hayleys Advantis Limited, had been unanimously elected as its Chairman for 2017/18 at the Association’s 51st Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on the 26th of July, 2017. Having served as the Vice Chairman of CASA from the year 2014/15, Ruwan will be taking over as Chairman from Capt. Ajith Peiris, Group Managing Director of Ceyline Agencies.
Read More>>CASA 51st Annual General Meeting
2017-07-26
CASA 51st Annual General Meeting will be held on 26th July 2017 at 6.00 p.m. at the Winchester hall of The Kingsbury.
Read More>>CMA CGM unveils new ambition
2017-07-24
The CMA CGM Group recently unveiled its new ambition and image. Group Executive Officer Tanya Saadé Zeenny said: “An extraordinary entrepreneurial adventure, CMA CGM is a family business which has become a world leader in just 39 years. Today it unveils its new ambition through a new slogan, a new visual identity and new graphic identity. This new ambition reflects our values of initiative, boldness and imagination, our ability to innovate and our determination to continue the group’s development.”
Read More>>Evergreen named Best Asia-Africa Shipping Line
2017-07-24
Evergreen Line has been awarded Best Shipping Line – Asia-Africa by Asia Cargo News at the 2017 Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards (AFLAS).
Read More>>Romesh David new CEO at SAGT
2017-07-21
The Board of Directors of South Asia Gateway Terminals, Port of Colombo, at their meeting on 20th July 2017, agreed to appoint Mr Romesh David as SAGT’s new CEO in succession to Mr Erwin Haaze.
Read More>>Sri Lanka Ports Authority to modernize Jaya Container Terminal
2017-07-19
July 19, 2017 (LBO) – Cabinet nod has been received to modernize the Jaya Container Terminal (JCT) of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority in order to improve the capacity of the terminal.
Read More>>Hayleys Advantis to expand Maldives operations with two landing craft
2017-07-17
Press Release: Hayleys Advantis has further solidified its position in the Maldives with the addition of two new landing craft that will further expand the range of services offered by their subsidiary, Total Transport Solutions Maldives (Pvt) Limited (TTS). These landing craft will allow TTS to actively participate in discharging cargo midstream and make deliveries in shallow waters.
Read More>>Sri Lanka’s SAGT goes live with Navis terminal system
2017-06-28
June 28, 2017 (LBO) – Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, a provider of operational technologies and services across the shipping supply chain, said South Asia Gateway Terminal (SAGT) in the Port of Colombo has successfully gone live with Navis’ N4 terminal system and N4 Billing.
Read More>>Sri Lanka calls EOIs for ferry system in Colombo
2017-06-19
June 19, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Megapolis Ministry said it has called for expressions of interest to establish a ferry system in Colombo canals through a public-private partnership.
Read More>>Super luxury Majestic Princess calls at Colombo port
2017-06-13
Press Release: M.V. Majestic Princess the newest sister ship to Royal Princess and Regal Princess made her maiden call at the Port of Colombo today (12th June 2017).
Read More>>New Chairman assumes duties at SLPA
2017-06-05
(PRESS RELEASE) – Dr.ParakramaDissanayake assumed duties as the Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) on the 01st of June 2017. The appointment was made by the Minister of Ports and Shipping – MahindaSamarasinghe, fulfilling a long awaited requirement of SLPA to have a professionally qualified personality as the institution’s Chairman.
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