Above Ground
Mar 08, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Road Development Authority is considering building an elevated highway to connect the capital's city centre with two key …
Shipping and Transport
Currency Effect
Mar 07, 2011 (LBO) - Colombo Dockyard has warned that a stronger rupee could hit profitability at the yard which last year saw profits dip owing to stiff …
Land Strip
Mar 07, 2011 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan state will acquire a one metre strip of land on either side of roads for utilities to avoid the need for digging up …
Top Gear
Mar 04, 2011 (LBO) - A new expressway in southern Sri Lanka that will be partly open by the middle of this year will be confined only to fast-moving vehicles …
Rest Stop
Mar 02, 2011 (LBO) - The first refueling station at a rest stop mid-way on Sri Lanka's southern highway which is nearing completion will be operated by …
Box Slots
Mar 02, 2011 (LBO) - Thailand's Regional Container Lines (RCL) has started a new Asian container shipping service that will make two weekly calls at Colombo …
Cargo Space
Mar 01, 2011 (LBO) - Colombo port has begun building a facility for export containers north of the habour that will help reduce congestion and provide more …
Industrial Port
Feb 28, 2011 (LBO) - Investors who bid to set up industries in a new port in southern Sri Lanka are to start building their factories in March, Sri Lanka Ports …
Shipyard Show
Feb 28, 2011 (LBO) - Colombo Dockyard's December 2010 quarter net profit more than doubled to 739 million rupees from a year ago despite flat sales while …
Tipping Point
Feb 26, 2011 (LBO) - The global seafarers union has warned it would advise members against sailing in the Indian Ocean to avoid Somali pirates and mocked as …
Rail Paradise
Feb 17, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's first high-speed locomotive not only covered its inaugural journey in record time, but also maintained a centuries-old …
On Track
Feb 16, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka inaugurated a rail track on the south coast upgraded with Indian aid to enable train speeds of up to 100 kilometres an hour, …
Mobility Monitor
Feb 14, 2011 (LBO) - Car imports into Sri Lanka shot up by 300 percent to 23,072 in 2010 after the government slashed import duty and also because of rising …
Ship Repair
Feb 12, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan listed ship yard Colombo Dockyard is currently doing repair work on several small tankers and a research vessel that will earn …
Lucky Seaman
February 11, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy Friday detained a foreign cargo ship and its Russian crew for allegedly failing to rescue a man who fell overboard, …
Oilfield Vessel
Feb 10, 2011 (LBO) - Greatship India is considering giving orders for bigger and more sophisticated vessels to Sri Lankan ship builder Colombo Dockyard, its …
Port Project
Feb 10, 2011 (LBO) - Infrastructure work on a new container port next to Sri Lanka's existing Colombo harbour that will expand capacity has neared the halfway …
Road Bill
Feb 09, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will need 55.6 billion rupees (500 million US dollars) to make emergency repairs and fully re-build roads damaged in record …
Box Moves
Feb 09, 2011 (LBO) - Container volumes at Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) terminals in Colombo port hit a new monthly record of 205,539, up 24 percent from a …
Gas Blast
Feb 04, 2011 (LBO) - Repair work on vessels in Colombo Dockyard is continuing uninterrupted after an accidental explosion caused by leaking gas that injured 14 …