About Us

OUR STORY

Eastern Maritime (Colombo) Limited, more commonly known as EML, was established in 1980, to facilitate the agency business of one of the leading Shipping Lines in the world. The company has grown over the years under the guidance of pioneering leaders in the Sri Lankan shipping industry. EML will be celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2025, and currently has evolved from an agency company to a multi-faceted logistics company providing an array of shipping services.

Our Location

EML is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, which is strategically located at the center of the main East-West Shipping route in the Indian Ocean. Our location provides swift access to the Indian market and to the fast developing African regions. The Ports in Sri Lanka caters to an array of vessels plying the routes from the Far East to Europe and the United States, through the Arabian Gulf, Red sea and Mediterranean Regions.

AFFILIATIONS

EML is a pioneering member of CASA (Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents), the main association which represents all the shipping line agencies in Sri Lanka and also a fully registered entity with the DGMS (Director General of Merchant Shipping - Ministry of Ports & Finance). The company has also cultivated a strong rapport spanning decades with the governing body for all the major commercial ports in Sri Lanka, the SLPA (Sri Lanka Ports Authority).


S L P A
Sri Lanka Port Authority

D G M S
Merchant Shipping Secretariat

Sri Lanka
Customs

Department of
Immigration & Emigration Sri Lanka

C A S A
Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents

EXCLUSIVE AGENCIES

EML is exclusive agents for Pacific International Lines (PIL) for over 3 decades. Currently EML also holds the agency for Advanced Container Lines (ACL), Marianna Express Lines (MELL) and PIL Logistics.


As Exclusive Agents in Sri Lanka / Maldives


PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PIL)

Incorporated since 1967, Pacific International Lines (PIL) has developed from a coastal ship-owner/operator in Singapore, into one of the largest ship-owners in Southeast Asia with a focus on Asia-Africa and the Middle East. Today, PIL is ranked 10th amongst the top containership operators in the world, offering container liner services and multi-purpose services at over 500 locations in 100 countries worldwide, employs over 12,000 employees worldwide.


ADVANCE CONTAINER LINES (ACL)

ACL as a dedicated common feeder operator offers one of the widest coverage in West Asia (India and Bangladesh), and South East Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Philippines) with regular frequencies connecting MLO mother vessels to/from hub ports particularly Singapore.


MARIANNA EXPRESS LINES (MELL)

Founded in 1997, Mariana Express Lines (“MELL”) is a container liner operator headquartered in Singapore. MELL operates its hubs in Hong Kong and Kaohsiung and currently carries containers between China, South / Southeast Asia, Japan, Australia and the remote islands in the Pacific.


PIL LOGISTICS

PIL Logistics is a lead logistics provider headquartered in Singapore, with operations across Asia’s logistically challenging, but opportunity filled markets. PIL Logistics is focused on powering its customers’ moves into Asia. Besides their unique capability in China, PIL Logistics is also entrenched in various South East Asian countries, with joint ventures and strategic partnerships across the region. Backed by over 45 years of operating history of PIL, PIL Logistics is able to provide the Asian insight to help customers understand the challenges of this region.

ASSOCIATE COMPANIES & DIVSIONS



ELITE SHIPPING AND LOGSITICS (www.elite.lk)

Elite Shipping and Logistics is a company incorporated in Sri Lanka in year 2010. The company is an affiliated company of Eastern Maritime (Colombo) Limited - (EML) and was setup with the intention of operating as the logistics arm of the company. Elite Shipping & Logistics is a Licensed Freight Forwarder with the Director General of Merchant Shipping (Ministry of Ports and Highways) and is also a member of the esteemed JGC Line network of agencies with partners across the globe.

EML MALDIVES

Our office in Maldives provides dedicated services to the Maldivian market servicing clients with our complete portfolio of services, including, freight, logistics and door delivery.


WHERE WE OPERATE

“We are capable of providing services from all major ports around the island of Sri Lanka and also in the Maldives”

SRI LANKAN PORT INFRASTRUCTURE



MALDIVIAN MAIN PORT INFRASTRUCTURE