Toll Road
July 14, 2011 (LBO) - Fees for Sri Lanka's first toll expressway to the south of the island will be decided next week ahead of its opening scheduled for later …
Shipping and Transport
Customs Inspection
July 13, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Customs department plans to speed up cargo clearance by automating documentation and introducing systems to screen only high …
Cruise Call
July 12, 2011 (LBO) - A cruise liner service between India and Sri Lanka that was to start in early July 2011 has been delayed as government approvals are …
Feeder Berth
July 08, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka plans to create an extra berth for feeder vessels at Colombo port to accommodate growing cargo flows that threatens to choke …
Vehicle Trend
July 07, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's vehicle registrations were up 65.2 percent in May 2011 to 41,862 from a year earlier, with total registrations also up 65 …
Port Prospects
July 06, 2011 (LBO) - A new deep-water terminal in Colombo port will help Sri Lanka take advantage of increasing Indian cargo volumes, said the head of a local …
Boat Deal
July 01, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka based SOLAS Marine has won an order for 80 fast interception craft from the Indian Navy in a deal valued at 3,000 million …
Speed Breaker
June 30, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's motor sector companies' profitability has fallen after the reversal of some import tax cuts that caused a profit surge, …
Off Line
June 28, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's logistics industry has warned that lengthy delays in automating cargo clearing procedures were eroding the island's …
Bus Fares
June 24, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's bus fares have been raised by 7.6 percent from July 01, following discussion between authorities and bus owners, though a key …
Port City
June 24, 2011 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has secured a 700 million US dollar investment to build a 'port city' on land reclaimed on the …
Trucking Delays
June 23, 2011 (LBO) - Lengthy delays in entering Colombo port are making Sri Lankan truckers providing services to move cargo containers unprofitable, an …
Rest Insurance
June 23, 2011 (LBO) - State-run Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation will develop and run rest areas on a tolled expressway running from the capital Colombo to …
Stranded
MUMBAI, June 17, 2011 (AFP) - Efforts to refloat a stranded cargo ship that ran aground off one of Mumbai's most popular beaches last weekend failed on Friday, …
Sailing Free
CAIRO, June 17, 2011 (AFP) - An Egyptian boat seized with its 22-member crew by pirates off the coast of Somalia in August 2010 has been freed, an Egyptian …
Aging Fleet
June 17, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government plans to arrange low-cost leases for private operators to help them replace aging fleets of buses with new ones, …
Travel Cost
June 17, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government is to allow private bus operators to raise fares, private transport services minister C B Ratnayake said. online …
Express Bus
June 17, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government has invited private bus operators to start services on the island's first expressway set to open by end-July with …
Ship Safety
June 17, 2011 (LBO) - Japan's ClassNK, the world’s largest ship classification society in gross tonnage terms, has opened an office in Sri Lanka as …
Freight Cost
June 16, 2011 (LBO) - Container shipping line CMA CGM has announced a freight rate increase from July 1 including on cargo loaded from Sri Lanka, joining other …