The event was well attended by Sri Lanka’s air cargo industry, with more than 150 prominent members of the industry participating including interline partners.

The Gold Award was won by Expo Lanka Freight (Pvt) Ltd, while CR Exports (Pvt) Ltd was awarded the Silver, and DHL Keells was awarded the Bronze. Ten more cargo agents received Awards of Appreciation.

Sri Lanka, the hub station achieved a carriage of 24,100 metric tons during 2015/16, and 12,536 metric tons of imports. SriLankan Cargo also carries the largest share of transhipment freight through Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport and handled 39,842 metric tonnes of transhipment cargo in 2016.

In addition to carrying freight across SriLankan Airlines’ network of 100 destinations in 47 countries throughout Asia, the Middle East and Europe on its sophisticated all-Airbus fleet of A320, A320neo, A321, A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft, SriLankan Cargo also operates an efficient dedicated freighter service to various cities in South Asia.

SriLankan Cargo is also an important revenue generator for the National Carrier, and contributed a significant 11% of the National Carrier’s revenue during the year 2015/16.