MV “Dal Reunion” the 2700 TEU vessel operated by Deutsch Africa Linien, the Hamburg based shipping line made maiden call at Jaya Container Terminal (JCT) of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) on 10th October 2007.

To commorate the occasion, plaques were exchanged between Captain of the vessel V, Golubev and Director (Operations) of SLPA Mr. U. Bopitiya.

DAL offers in Sri Lanka, a direct main line service from Colombo to Ports of Djibouti, Jeddha, Damietta, La Spezia, Tilbury, Hamburg, Rotterdam and Le Harve.  With the introduction of this service, DAL customers will have the assurance of precise and timely arrival of their cargoes at destination ports.

DAL presently runs several very successful container liner services in the South Africa East Africa, Mediterrranean, UK and Continent sectors.  The line owns several fully containerized modern vessels, which are deployed in their liner services.

DAL have assured, their customers in Sri Lanka, of the same quality service and reliability that they have been renowned for, in their history spanning a 100 years.

Harbour Master of SLPA Capt. Ravi Jayawickrama, Deputy Chief Manager (Operations) Mr. Jayantha Perera were also present at the occasion to mark the DAL Reunion’s maiden call at JCT.

DAL were represented by Mr. G. Nanayakkara - Managing Director, Capt. L.N. Jayasooriya -Executive Director and Mrs. Dilushi Rajapakse - General Manager of Shipping Agency Services (Pvt) Ltd; localagents for DAL in Sri Lanka.