"OUR FUTURE LIES IN THE OCEAN." - VICE ADMIRAL COLOMBAGE

In an exclusive interview with the premier shipping magazine, IHS Fairplay, Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage says, "Our future lies in the Ocean – in the blue economy" and "The Indian Ocean is becoming the key ocean in the twenty-first century." The number one shipping magazine for all those involved in the shipping industry and related sectors states that Vice Admiral Colombage now has a new mission as Chairman of the Ceylon Shipping Corporation in addition to his appointment as Commander of the Navy. It goes on to add that his mandate is to steer the national carrier back to its glory days when it served as the cradle of maritime talent.