Shipping Costs
Apr 20, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shippers could see the cost of shipping goods to key markets rise as shipping lines are expected to follow Hanjin's recently …
Shipping and Transport
Cost Overrun
Apr 19, 2011 (LBO) - A new port being built in southern Sri Lanka could cost 41 percent or 148 million US dollars more because of additional rock blasting, …
Freight Factor
Apr 15, 2011 (LBO) - Increased freight transport has helped Sri Lanka's state-owned railway department sharply reduce losses in 2010, according to the central …
Bus Losses
Apr 15, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's over-staffed state-run bus services lost 8.4 billion rupees in 2010, up 4. online pharmacy buy lipitor no prescription …
Efficiency Lift
Apr 12, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has taken delivery of new cranes to replace old ones at its main container terminal in Colombo port that …
Support Vessel
Apr 08, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan ship builder Colombo Dockyard has laid the keel for the first of a series three Multipurpose Platform Supply Vessels for …
Support Vessel
Apr 08, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan ship builder Colombo Dockyard has laid the keel for the first of a series three Multipurpose Platform Supply Vessels for …
Transport Trouble
Apr 06, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's supply chain losses are the highest in the region with a poor road network and congestion resulting in transport delays and …
Logistics Leader
Apr 04, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Hayleys group has appointed Ruwan Waidyaratne as managing director of Hayleys Advantis, a subsidiary encompassing group …
Gridlock Strategy
Mar 31, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will have to find ways to improve public transport to reduce the need for private vehicle use to prevent gridlock as vehicle …
Transport Stalemate
Mar 30, 2011 (LBO) - A surfeit of ministries handling transport in Sri Lanka has turned the sector into a "nightmare" with fragmented responsibilities …
Fast Decisions
Mar 28, 2011 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government is seeking private investment proposals to modernise the neglected transport system and will give investors …
Radiation Check
Mar 21, 2011 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said it is using scanners installed under an American counter-terrorism initiative to scan cargo from …
Offshore Support
Mar 18, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard said it has delivered the fourth in a series of oil industry offshore support vessels for Greatship (India), …
Highway Hopes
Mar 18, 2011 (LBO) - Construction work on stage one of Sri Lanka's first expressway is set to end this month with 99 percent of the work over, according to …
Express Bus
Mar 15, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's road development and transport authorities are planning bus services for the public on the island's first expressway part of …
Every Minute
Mar 15, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has registered a new motor bike the equivalent every two and a half minutes and a three-wheeler taxi every six minutes in 2010, …
Highway Code
Mar 15, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to keep clear land on either side of several expressways that are being planned or built where no buildings will be allowed, …
Moving Freedom
Mar 14, 2011 (LBO) - Imports of all types of vehicles to Sri Lanka rose 75.9 percent to 359,243 in 2010 amid strong economic growth which increased demand and …
Port Parley
Mar 14, 2011 (LBO) - A German delegation headed by a Sri Lankan-born official from the port of Hamburg held talks with Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) on …