Maritime back office. Finance and administration outsourcing. Sri Lankan commodities.
Ceylon Desk is a Colombo company serving businesses abroad. Our shipping work is backed by our sister company Marinec Services, marine surveyors since 2003. Our sourcing starts in the supplier network of our sister company Sillara Agri Tech.
The paperwork behind voyages and month-ends, done in Colombo and checked against the source before it reaches you.
Maritime back office Laytime and demurrage, port costs, voyage and vessel accounts. Every claim tracked against its time bar. Finance and administration Bookkeeping, payables, receivables and month-end close in your own accounting software, plus document control and filing.Sri Lankan products bought where they are made, matched to your specification, and shipped once every certificate has been checked against your contract.
Ceylon cinnamon Alba to Hamburg grades, quillings, cuts and powder. Coumarin tested on every lot. PGI-certified and single-estate supply on request. Spices, coconut, activated carbon and fresh produce Black pepper, cloves, nutmeg and mace. Coconut products and coconut-shell activated carbon. Fresh fruit and vegetables through established exporters, and other products sourced to your specification.Ceylon Desk is the international arm of a family of companies already working in Sri Lanka’s ports and markets.
Behind the maritime back office
Marine surveyors and consultants in Colombo since 2003. Its Master Mariners and Chief Engineers survey hulls, cargo, bunkers and machinery and support claims, so the operational questions behind a laytime statement or a voyage account go to people who have handled them at sea and in port.
Behind the commodities desk
A business-to-business procurement platform that buys every day for restaurants and commercial kitchens in Colombo, from a network of Sri Lankan farmers, suppliers and manufacturers. That network is where our sourcing starts.
8.29m TEU
Handled by the Port of Colombo in 2025, a record. Colombo ranked 20th among the world’s container ports in the first half of 2026.
Sources: Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Alphaliner via Newsfirst
1,600+
People employed in Sri Lanka by LSEG, the London Stock Exchange Group, which runs technology and operations work from Colombo.
Source: LSEG
10,000+
Members of CA Sri Lanka, the national institute of chartered accountants, after its November 2026 convocation.
Source: Sunday Times
80–90%
Estimated share of the world’s true cinnamon grown in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Cinnamon has been a protected geographical indication in the EU since 2022.
Sources: Daily FT, August 2025, CBI
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