Trinco Port records Rs.9mn increased income by developing weight operation system

The Port of Trincomalee has recorded Rs.9 million of increased income during the last two months by re-establishing the weigh bridge system at port. The total income received by the port was reported as at Rs.71 million for the said period. The port introduced the weigh bridge system first in the year 2006 but it was not used properly until the system was restored last December. Hence, the cargo volumes calculated for coal, clinker and gypsum using the previous weigh bridge system were reported with inaccurate statistics.

However, the shortages of the previous system have been revealed as one of the major reasons for the lost profit reported in the Port of Trincomalee. Hence, the present management of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) made arrangements to re-establish the weigh bridge system at the port following the guidelines extended by Ports and Shipping Minister Arjuna Ranatunga. The current weigh bridge system at the Port of Trincomalee has been used since December 27, 2015. The SLPA has spent Rs.2.5 million on the repairing activities of the weight bride system.

The poor maintenance methods and damages on machines have been identified as the major factors for the breakdown of the system. The minister stated that he would do a special investigation to confirm if there was an invisible hand behind the breakdown of the operations of the weight bridge system