Country needs to develop shipping industry

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
India is a giant before us and we find that they are not only awakening to modernisation, to automation, change of bureaucracy which is a
serious threat to Sri Lanka
But we must take them into our confidence and ensure that the production base is used as a transit point.We should capture their full
potential so that we will be able to reap the benefits of this, said Power and Energy and Business Development Minister Ravi Karunanayake
Joining the debate on the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill in Parliament yesterday, Minister Karunanayake said the foundation laid by his
mentor Lalith Athulathmudali 40 years ago in the shipping field has helped us reap the benefits today.