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New EDB Chairman Suresh de Mel assuming duties yesterday while officials look on
Suresh de Mel, a well-known entrepreneur, assumed duties as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) yesterday.
He succeeds the outgoing EDB Chairman, Prabhash Subasinghe, who ended his one-year tenure earlier this month.
Speaking at the occasion, Suresh remarked that he was honoured and privileged to be appointed as EDB Chairman and noted that he was committed to growing the country’s exports at a time when the world was going through a pandemic by making use of his experience as a small and medium exporter for over 40 years by giving priority to product and market diversification.
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Dredging spoils transform into new terminal at the Port of Gothenburg
180,000 cubic meters of dredged material are currently being reused as filling material in the construction of the Port of Gothenburg’s next major investment. When the masses have been stabilized and solidified and further surface work have been completed, 140,000 square meters of new, long-awaited terminal space, will be available in the Port of Gothenburg.
The largest port expansion in Gothenburg since the 1970s is underway at the Port of Gothenburg. The terminal will be 140,000 square meters in size (equivalent to approximately 20 football pitches) and will be directly adjacent to other major terminals at the port.
Nordic Port Goes All Out to Retain Top Position for Container Freight Traffic
Construction of New Terminal Involves Careful Environmental Management
SWEDEN – The Port of Gothenburg s reputation as the only one in the country able to handle the world s largest container vessels will doubtless be enhanced by the current works being undertaken there.
180,000 cubic metres of dredged material are currently being reused as filling material in the construction of the port’s next major investment. When the masses have been stabilised and solidified and further surface works have been completed, 140,000 square meters (equivalent to approximately 20 football pitches) of new, long-awaited terminal space, will be available in the Port of Gothenburg.