{"id":11569,"date":"2015-04-03T16:11:11","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T15:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globeinst.org\/?page_id=11569"},"modified":"2020-12-25T18:50:29","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T18:50:29","slug":"2012-sri-lanka-ics-25th-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/project.mespilgroup.com\/GIL\/press-center\/2012-sri-lanka-ics-25th-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"2012: Sri Lanka ICS 25th Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Global Institute of Logistics> Industry Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Participation> Endorsement<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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COLOMBO FEBRUARY 2012<\/h6>\n

GIL DELIVER KEYNOTE AT SRI LANKA INSTITUTE OF SHIPBROKERS 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEMINAR <\/strong><\/h4>\n
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The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers UK, Sri Lankan branch, invited the Institute’s CEO Mr. Kieran Ring to speak at their 25th-anniversary seminar. The seminar examined how the economic crisis in the west is affecting ports, shipping, and logistics. Within this context, Mr. Ring presented the results of the Institute’s research into how port communities are changing in order to meet the demands of full integration into the global supply chain.<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n

Sri Lanka\u2019s plans to become a logistics hub stand to gain from the shift in Asian manufacturing from China to countries like Vietnam that could yield more cargo for ports like Colombo.Shipping lines were shifting services using large container ships to connect ports on the US east coast through the Suez canal to Asia.The reason the Suez is becoming attractive is that factories are migrating out of locations like Guangzhou, a key transportation hub and trading port in China, to places like Vietnam.<\/p>\n

Kieran Ring CEO GIL Presents ICS SriLanka Certificates<\/b><\/p><\/div>\n

Joining Mr. Ring to speak at the seminar were Mr. Tony Dixon (Chairman of ICS and Director of Braemer Seascope Ltd.) and Dr. Parakrama Dissanayake Chairman\/CEO of Aitken Spence Maritime, Chairman of Ace Cargo and Director of Aitken Spence PLC). The title of M. Rings speech was PEOPLE TAKE HOLIDAYS, CARGO TAKES LOGISTICS<\/strong> and included on the results of GIl\u2019s research explaining how port communities are significantly changing so it can accommodate for full integration into the global supply chain.<\/p>\n

“We need to create a global logistics orchestra fit for purpose.\u201d The port authority will be the key play that will get different players and services linked to the port together and act as coordinator in future, he said.The movement of cargo in future will have to become more like holiday travel by tourists, with smooth transits between different nodes in the supply chain and guaranteed delivery times”<\/p>\n

KIERAN RING CEO GIL<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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GIL PRESENTATION<\/h6>\n

The key points from Mr. Ring’s Speech speech included:
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