Since , the Port of Colombo had been administered by the Colombo Port Commission, a Government Department which was made responsible for the supply and maintenance of cargo-handling equipment and other infrastructure, pilotage services, docking and slipping.
The government had funded all its activities. Stevedoring and shore handling activities were in the hands of several private Wharfage Companies. In , the Port Cargo Corporation was set up to take over these activities performed by a multiplicity of operators.
The Port Tally and Protective Services Corporation was formed in in order to perform on-board tallying and watchmen services on behalf of Agents. This resulted in a unified organization with a streamlined structure. The Ports Authority does not receive financial allocations from the government but operates on its own revenue and resources.
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