SLPA Chairman Dammika Ranatunga exchanging plaques with the Capt. of the vessel and.Saliya Senanayake, Managing Director of SIMATECH Marine Lanka

SIMATECH Shipping LLC, the world’s 27th largest carrier (Alphaliner – October 2015 ranking) celebrated its brand new Mv. Sima Giselle maiden port call on October 19th at the Jaya Container Terminal (JCT) of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA).  
 Mv. Sima Giselle the Singapore flagged vessel operated in the AGI (Asean - Gulf - Isc) which had the maiden voyage calling Colombo on 19 October 2015 was built in China. 
It is the Largest Vessel in the SIMATECH owned fleet. This is also considered the largest feeder vessel owned and operated by a common carrier feeder operator with a capacity of 4400 Teus.
To grace this occasion Secretary to the Ministry of Ports and Shipping L.P. Jayampathi and Additional Secretary to the Ministry Kanthi Perera, along with Chairman SLPA Dammika Ranatunga, Vice Chairman- Dr. Prasanna Perera, Executive Director- Sanjeewa Wijeratne, the Director (Operations) of SLPA –Upali De Zoysa, Director (Finance) of SLPA –Shirani Wanniarachchi and senior officials of SLPA were also present. 
 SIMATECH Shipping LLC is based in Dubai, with regional offices located in Singapore and India. SIMATECH is the leading Common Carrier Feeder Operator at port of Jebel Ali (DUBAI HUB), SIMATECH has a volume throughput of over 1 million per annum handled at Jebel Ali (Year 2014), operates over 21 services with its own fleet of 12 vessels and 16 charted vessels. Simatech is the 2nd largest Common Carrier Feeder Operator at Port of Colombo, Operating over 9 dedicated weekly services over the port of Colombo, Simatech also accounts for over 10% volumes handed at JCT, SLPA.
 Colombo is the strategic Hub port for Gulf and Indian Sub-Continent  ports which Simatech serves directly ie. Jebel Ali, Iran, Upper Gulf, Karachi, Mundra ,Nhava Sheva, Cochin, Tuticorin, Chennai, Krishnapatnam, Vishakapatnam, Chittagong, Singapore, Port Kelang, Port Tanjun Pelpas, Leamchabang, Tianjin, Shanghai and Qingdao.