- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Transport and Logistics Management
- Senior Lecturer Grade I
Contact information
Department of Transport and Logistics Management
Faculty of Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Maritime Transport -Undergraduate -2015
Ship operation and Management -Undergraduate -2015
Port operation and Management -Undergraduate -2015
Multimodal Transport -Undergraduate -2015
Transport safety and insurace -Undergraduate -2015
Freight Transport & Logistics PG DIPLOMA/M.ENG IN HIGHWAY & TRAFFIC ENGINEERING -Postgraduate -2016
Maritime Transport Operations and Management MBA in Supply Chain Management -Postgraduate -2016
MBA (SCM) Director - (2019 To date)
Course Coordinator/Examiner - Maritime Transport Module (2012 To date)
Course Coordinator/Examiner - Port Operation and Management Module (2012 To date)
Course Coordinator/Examiner - Shipping Operation and Management Module (2012 To date)
Course Coordinator/Examiner - Out Door Life Skills Training (2015 To date)
Examiner - Transport Safety module (2012 To date)
Examiner - Multimodal Transport Networks (2022 To date)
Level Coordinator - Semester 7 and 8 (2023 To date)
Research Activities
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelor's, Unversity of Kelaniya ,1997
Masters, World Maritime University -Sweden ,2002
PhD, Australian Maritime College -University of Tasmania-Australia ,2012
Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics(2006 To date)
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers(2003 To date)
Career
Honours and Awards
Publications*
Editor-in-Chief Okan Duru Associate Editor Adolf K.Y. Ng Book Review Dr Indika Sigera,".The Maritime Economist.",IAME,2014
Cahoon, S. and Fei, JT. Notteboom,".Current Issues in Shipping, Ports and Logistics.",,2010
Sankalpa Dharmawansha Indika Sigera,".Analyze the potential of developing Port of Galle as Cruise Hub and Yacht Marina in South Asia.",4th Research Symposium of the Ocean University of Sri Lanka under the session theme of β Maritime Transport and Logistics,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2022,
U. Viduranga,".Identification of significant factors which affect the efficiency of loading and unloading containers at port of Colombo.",2017 International Association of Maritime Economists conference,Kyoto -Japan,2017,
Stephe Cahoon Kaveen Gayathma, Indika Sigera,".The factors affecting the container vessel turnaround time at Port of Colombo.",2016 International Association of Maritime Economists conference,kuala lumpur Malasiya,2015,
Nidarsha Senanayake, Indika Sigera,".Tangible and Intangible Resources that Contribute to Freight Forwarder Performance: Senior Manager Perceptions.",2016 International Association of Maritime Economists conference,kuala lumpur Malasiya,2015,
S Cahoon N De Alwis , I Sigera,".Empirical Evaluation of the container terminal service attributes.",2016 International Association of Maritime Economists conference,kuala lumpur Malasiya,2015,
S Cahoon D Liyanage, I Sigera,".Empirical study on the service quality of the cargo delivery process at the Port of Colombo: Based on the perceptions of clearing agents.",2016 International Association of Maritime Economists conference,kuala lumpur Malasiya,2015,
S Rupasinghe, I Sigera S Cahoon,".The Analysis of vessel turnaround time at port of Colombo.",2016 International Association of Maritime Economists conference,kuala lumpur Malasiya,2015,
C Ayanthi, S Cahoon I sigera,".Evaluation of ICDβs Selection criteria: a perspectives of senior managers in Shipping lines and freight forwarding companies using port of Colombo.",2016 International Association of Maritime Economists conference,kuala lumpur Malasiya,2015,
Fernando, S., Sigera, I., Cahoon, S,".Knowledge, skills and attitudes: Perceptions of senior managers in the Sri Lankan shipping industry.",2013 International Association of Maritime Economists conference,Mrseille, France,2013,
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