Maldives Ports Limited

Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) was instituted by Presidential decree with the mandate to develop, manage and operate the ports of Maldives. Under this decree, Male’ Commercial Harbor was relocated on 15th September 1986 from the area now known as ‘Jumhooree Maidhaan’ to its current location. The first ever cargo vessel to arrive to Male Commercial Harbor was M.V Ruthuris, which debarked with 38 containers on 10th January 1989. Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) was incorporated on 31st July 2008 as a 100% government owned company under the Companies Act of Maldives. MPL’s key function is to ensure the efficient management and operation of government owned ports and port facilities in the Maldives.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES:

MPL provides value added services in the handling of containerized cargo, reefer services, general cargo, specialized and dangerous goods, and depot services. The importance of a resilient, versatile network of port services across the Maldives for sustainable, economic growth. The geography and the spatial dispersion of population are keychallenges to the efforts to expand the reach and capabilities of portservices across the country.our key strategy is to seek ways to develop context-specific Port-operations to support region specific industries and businesses.