Final Stretch
June 13, 2011 (LBO) - An toll expressway to Sri Lanka's southern city of Galle is expected be completed by July 2011, but the pricing has not yet been decided, …
Shipping and Transport
Services Sales
June 12, 2011 (LBO) - The shipping division of Sri Lanka's Aitken Spence group has won a deal to improve the efficiency of the port of Nacala in Mozambique, …
Nano Cabs
June 09, 2011 (LBO) - A city taxi service using Tata Nano cars has started in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, but the firm cannot cope with demand for hires and …
Offshore Support
June 09, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shipbuilder Colombo Dockyard has begun building the second vessel in a contract for oil platform supply vessels from Greatship …
Shipping Costs
May 30, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Mercantile Shipping lost 38 million rupees in the March 2011 quarter through revenues rose 22 percent to 197 million rupees, …
Maritime Links
May 30, 2011 (LBO) - A passenger vessel that can carry up to 1,044 people is to be used to launch a transport service between Sri Lanka's Colombo port and the …
Nano Effort
May 29, 2011 (AFP) - India's Tata Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, began its first export sales Sunday by entering the Sri Lankan market -- but with a …
Cruise Call
May 22, 2011 (LBO) - India's first cruise ship, Chennai flagged AMET Majesty will make calls on Sri Lanka's Colombo and Trincomalee ports when it begins high …
Box Trends
May 16, 2011 (LBO) - Container cargo at Sri Lanka's main port of Colombo, south Asia transhipment hub, rose in the first quarter of this year indicating …
Ship Building
May 13, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan ship builder Colombo Dockyard said March 2011 quarter net profit rose 78. online pharmacy buy strattera with best prices today …
Shipping Costs
May 11, 2011 (LBO) - Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line has become the latest container shipping line to announce a freight rate hike in what …
Auto Trends
May 11, 2011 (LBO) - KIA Motors of South Korea plans to begin selling small cars in Sri Lanka by July 2011 following the introduction of its KIA Optima car in …
Piracy Warning
BEIJING, May 6, 2011 (AFP) - A Panama-registered cargo ship seized by pirates in the Arabian Sea has been rescued along with the 24 Chinese sailors aboard, the …
Harbour Help
May 05, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to develop the northern Kankesanturai port with Indian aid in a project that will deepen the harbour basin and build a …
Road Upgrade
May 03, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is receiving 100 million US dollars to maintain an upgrade a 134 kilometre road connecting the island's East to the Western side …
Rural Access
Apr 29, 2011 (LBO) - The United Kingdom's Cleveland Bridge UK Ltd has won a contract to build 210 permanent steel bridges in Si Lanka in a project partly …
Auto Effect
Apr 27, 2011 (LBO) - The prices of Indian-made Maruti and Alto cars sold in Sri Lanka have gone up by 12 percent because of this week's government import duty …
Auto Ache
Apr 25, 2011 (LBO) - Prices of several models of imported cars in Sri Lanka will rise after a government import duty increase, senior officials of motor …
Trade Indicator
Apr 22, 2011 (LBO) - Container volumes through Sri Lanka's main port have maintained rapid growth so far this year with government data showing increasing …
Cargo Flows
Apr 21, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), which runs the island's ports, increased revenue and operating profit in 2010 on the back of the global …