First bunkering ship discharges low sulphur fuel at Hambantota Intl. Port
Apr 08, 2020 (LBO) – Bunkering vessel Mt. Melody docked at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) last week to discharge approximately 25,000 MT of oil into …
Apr 08, 2020 (LBO) – Bunkering vessel Mt. Melody docked at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) last week to discharge approximately 25,000 MT of oil into …
Apr 02, 2020 (LBO) – With a fleet of 40,000 vehicles ready to be utilized for the delivery of essentials to Sri Lanka, PickMe says they have under utilized …
Mar 27, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) to immediately provide necessary facilities to ships …
To mark this year’s International Women’s day, we're discussing how Sri Lanka can benefit from more women joining the workforce and what can be done to …
Mar 05, 2020 (LBO) - The exact impact on the Sri Lankan Economy would depend on the extent of the global spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, its persistence and …
An expert team of five Japan Coast Guard (JCG) officials including two National Strike Team members specialized for combatting oil spill incidents and two …
Feb 28, 2020 (LBO) - Uber announced the introduction of several new safety features such as an Uber Safety Helpline, RideCheck - a feature that detects trip …
Feb 25, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has deployed 16 luxury buses to operate along the Hambantota - Colombo expressway. The deployment of …
Feb 24, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has signed the consultancy service agreement to conduct a feasibility study for the proposed Colombo …
South Asia’s eastern subregion, comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal, needs to invest an estimated extra $118 billion in road safety over the next …
Feb 19, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Railway Department on Wednesday launched an online booking system to facilitate the reservation of railway seats for …
Feb 18, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's total car registrations recorded 2,536 units in January up from 2,057 units in Dec but down from 3,147 units 12 months ago, a …
Feb 17, 2020 (LBO) – With the coronavirus epidemic becoming a serious cause for concern, the Hambantota International Port (HIP) has put in place several …
Feb 17, 2020 (LBO) – Construction of the building complex in Colombo Port City will commence in the middle of this year at a cost of 15 million US dollars …
Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy and a delegation of officers visited the Hambantota International Port recently. They …
Feb 12, 2020 (LBO) – Boat Building is a focused sector identified in the National Export Strategy (NES) 2018-2020 as it has the potential to contribute …
Feb 05, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has implemented a program to prevent the spread of Novel Coronavirus from all ports including the Port …
Jan 28, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's total car registrations recorded 2,057 units in December 2019 marginally up from 2,030 units in November but down from 2,669 …
Jan 14, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will commence the breakwater development of the Port of Galle and to dock all passenger vessels to Galle at the outer port …
China Merchants Port Holdings (CMPort) and French Container Shipping Company, CMA CGM, entered into the Master Agreement which will see their jointly-owned …