Why Sri Lanka Needs To Move Beyond Being A Transshipment Hub

The Sri Lankan Understanding is a weekly platform that highlights issues of relevance to the island nation by examining the journey taken in the past, the present status, and the potential for the future. Bringing together academics, historians, diplomats, writers, and key personalities, The Sri Lankan Understanding is aimed at filling a lacuna in a society wherein comprehending that which has been, grasping realities, and understanding the opportunities ahead are sorely lacking.

- George I. H. Cooke

The sixth episode on ‘Shipping: Innovating in the Maritime Sector’ featured Rohan Masakorala, Chief Executive Officer of the Shippers’ Academy Colombo. A Founding Partner of the Singapore Shippers Academy, he has served as a consultant to the United Nations International Trade Centre in Geneva and is a UNESCAP certified trainer on global supply chains and logistics. His tertiary education in Business Administration and Marketing is from the Connecticut State University, and he is an alumnus of the Houston University Texas, USA, and Cranfield University in the United Kingdom.