About ILM Holdings
Caring where it matters.
ILM Holdings is a comprehensive solution provider in the shipping and logistics arena, bringing together more than 30 years of industry experience with the infrastructure, expertise and operational capabilities to keep businesses and trade moving.
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Our story
What began with International Logistics & Movers in 2015 has grown into a diversified group with capabilities extending across logistics, transportation, warehousing, customs, freight, maritime services, shipping agency and manufacturing.
Our approach has always been grounded in a simple principle: caring where it matters.
In an industry where timing, coordination and reliability can directly impact a business, we understand that every shipment is more than cargo, every vessel is more than an arrival, and every customer has more at stake than a transaction. That is why we focus on the details that matter — from the safe and timely movement of goods to the coordination of vessels, port operations and supporting services.
Through our group of specialized companies, we provide solutions across the movement and management of cargo and vessels. Our logistics operations cover customs house brokerage, freight, import and export handling, warehousing, transportation, door-to-door operations, relocations and project cargo. Our transportation capabilities are supported by an extensive fleet and dedicated vehicle service infrastructure.
Through ILM Shipping Services, we extend our expertise into the maritime sector, providing ship chandelling, protective agency, charterers’ agency, liner agency, ship-repair coordination, hull and cargo surveys, crew changes and other vessel-related services.
Our shipping agency capabilities are further strengthened through Ocean Lines Lanka (OCL), representing HONGKONG JIHANG INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED in Sri Lanka and supporting vessel operations and management in Colombo.
Beyond logistics and maritime services, ILM Holdings also operates in manufacturing through Ceylon Spices & Products, producing and marketing spices under the Winlo brand.
Across every business we operate, our objective remains consistent: to provide dependable solutions, build lasting relationships and take responsibility for the details that keep operations moving.
We believe growth is not simply about becoming bigger. It is about becoming more capable, more connected and more useful to the people and businesses we serve.
ILM Holdings — Caring Where It Matters.
Our history
How the group came together.
2015
International Logistics & Movers
ILM began with the establishment of International Logistics & Movers (Pvt) Ltd, providing solutions across logistics, haulage, customs-house brokerage, warehousing, project cargo and freight.
The company subsequently expanded into inter-terminal transportation (ITT), building a significant trucking operation serving the Port of Colombo.
2019
ILM Shipping Services
With a growing understanding of the maritime sector, ILM Shipping Services (Pvt) Ltd was established to provide ship husbandry, repairs, surveys and agency services.
The company expanded its services to include ship chandelling, protective agency, charterers' agency, liner agency, crew changes, underwater surveys, repairs and vessel supplies.
2023
Ceylon Spices & Products
ILM expanded beyond logistics and maritime services into manufacturing with the incorporation of Ceylon Spices & Products (Pvt) Ltd.
The company produces quality spices marketed under the Winlo brand.
2023
Ocean Lines Lanka
Ocean Lines Lanka (Pvt) Ltd (OCL) was incorporated to develop a dedicated shipping agency presence in Sri Lanka.
OCL provides international principals with professional local representation and agency services.
2026
Agents for JIHANG Shipping
OCL became the agent for Hongkong JIHANG International Shipping Company Limited, strengthening its role in liner agency and shipping line representation.
The appointment supports the operation and management of JIHANG vessels in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
What we hold to
Values that survive a night shift.
Caring where it matters
The carried-over promise of the original ILM: attention at the point where a delay actually costs money.
One accountable group
No handover gaps between agency, forwarding and container operations — the same group owns the whole chain.
Local depth
Colombo-rooted relationships with the ports authority, customs and terminal operators.
Always attending
Vessels don't keep office hours, so neither do we. Round-the-clock port attendance.
Chairman
ILM Holdings - Founder.
Hadley Rodrigo
Founder & Group Chairman
Hadley Rodrigo is the Founder and Group Chairman of ILM Holdings, with more than 30 years of experience across the shipping and logistics industry.
Beginning his career in 1989 with CMA, he went on to hold senior responsibilities across customer service, sales and marketing, freight forwarding, logistics and shipping-line operations before becoming an entrepreneur in 2015.
Under his leadership, ILM has grown from its foundations in logistics into a diversified group spanning logistics, transportation, maritime services, shipping agency and manufacturing.
A qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, UK, Rodrigo holds a Master of Business Administration and a Diploma in Business Management.
His approach is grounded in industry experience, long-term relationships and a commitment to building businesses that deliver where it matters.
Founder & Group Chairman, ILM Holdings
Leadership
Our leadership team.
International Logistics & Movers
Affiliations
- Sri Lanka Ports Authority
- Ceylon Association of Ship Agents
- Department of Merchant Shipping Sri Lanka
- Ceylon Freight Forwarders Association
Talk to the group.
Valiant Towers, 8th Floor, Nawam Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka
+94 77 003 0502
+94 71 224 9178
hadley@ilmshipping.com
hadley@ilmshipping.lk