Shipping and Transport

Box Trade

Apr 21, 2010 (LBO) - Cargo volumes at a Colombo port private container terminal run by an associate firm of John Keells Holdings hit a new monthly high in …

Bus Loss

Apr 15, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state bus service had lost 5,183 million rupees in 2009 despite getting another 4,135 million rupee handout in peoples' money …

Bunker Business

Apr 12, 2010 (LBO) - Indian Oil Corp's Sri Lankan unit aims to expand bunker sales by selling fuel to ships passing the island, a much bigger market than the …

Offshore Supply

Apr 07, 2010 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan unit of international ship supply firm GAC plans to expand its business with the acquisition of more craft, a senior …

Platform Supply

Apr 07, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard, a listed ship builder, said it was getting ready to deliver the first of a series of four Multipurpose …

Trade Hub

April 01, 2010 (LBO) - Chinese port operator China Merchants Holdings (International) has said it expects a breakthrough in talks to build a new container …

Bike Ride

Mar 17, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Singer unit said its sales of motor cycles and bicycles picked up speed in 2009, with demand from former war-torn areas, while …

Port Move

Mar 15, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Colombo port will get new cranes before the end of this year to replace aging equipment and improve cargo handling capacity, a …

Gas Supply

Mar 12, 2010 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Ports Authority is in talks with suppliers of liquid petroleum gas to introduce a third player in the local market once a …

Trade Flows

Mar 10, 2010 (LBO) – Cargo volumes at a Colombo port private container terminal in which John Keells Holdings has a big stake hit a monthly high in …

Airside

Mar 10, 2010 (LBO) - DHL Express, a global logistics company, said it has opened an 'airside gateway' facility at Sri Lanka's sole international airport north …

Tax Opinion

Mar 08, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's taxes on motor vehicles are 'prohibitive' and are discouraging imports and government revenues, the finance ministry has said …

Offshore Prospects

Mar 03, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard, a listed ship builder, said it will deliver six vessels this year and will focus more on offshore work with …

Ship Building

March 01, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan ship builder Colombo Dockyard said net profit for the 2009 financial year rose by almost half although they fell in the …

Rating Risk

Feb 24, 2010 (LBO) - A fresh risk evaluation of Sri Lanka by London insurers, considered critical in attracting investors after the end of its ethnic war, has …

Slow Traffic

Feb 20, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's vehicle imports fell 4.1 percent October 2009 from a year earlier to 21,239 vehicles registered, with most categories …

Volatile Voyage

Feb 19, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shippers facing rapidly rising freight rates are advised to try to negotiate long-term contracts with shipping lines, an …

Terminal Target

Feb 17, 2010 (LBO) – Construction of a new deep-water container terminal to be built and run by the private sector in Colombo port is to start in the …

Box Trends

Feb 11, 2010 (LBO) – Cargo volumes at a Colombo port private container terminal in which John Keells Holdings has a big stake rose sharply in January, …

Shipping Costs

Feb 08, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shippers said they anticipate further hikes in freight rates as cargo flows improve after the recession with loss-making …