Shipping and Transport

Trade Flows

Feb 04, 2010 (LBO) – Cargo volumes at a government-owned container terminal in Sri Lanka’s Colombo port went up in December from a year ago, as …

Ship Sale

Jan 13, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Mercantile Shipping Company is selling one of it ships, merchant vessel 'Safmarine Soyo', the firm said in a stock …

Handling Record

Dec 13, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's privately owned South Asian Gateway Terminals at Colombo port handled a record high volume of containers despite a global …

Northern Links

Jan 11, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka and India has inked a deal to rebuild part of a railway link to the island's north while negotiations are under way to China to …

Yard Plans

Jan 08, 2010 (LBO) – The building of new ports in Sri Lanka has given several expansion options for Colombo Dockyard, a listed ship builder which faces …

Transport Links

Jan 05, 2010 (LBO) - The Asian Development Bank said the first batch of bidding documents for a road project it is funding in northern Sri Lanka is expected to …

Harbour Move

Jan 01, 2010, (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said it has expanded facilities for bunkering or ship fuel at Colombo port with the addition …

Taking Care

Dec 29, 2009 (LBO) –Sri Lanka’s government must ensure adequate funding for road maintenance to prevent newly built and repaired roads …

Transport Links

Dec 28, 2009 (LBO) - Aramex, a global transportation and logistics services company, has set up a joint venture with Delmege Forsyth Group, one of Sri Lanka's …

Liner Moves

Dec 28, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Ports Authority said it has managed to win back the custom of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a global container …

Port Industries

Dec 25, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers has kicked off the process to bring private enterprises to a new industrial port in Hambantota in the …

Fleet Growth

Dec 23, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Mercantile Shipping Company said it has taken delivery of the second of a pair of new cargo ships it ordered built by a Dutch …

Port Prospects

Dec 22, 2009 (LBO) - A new port next to Colombo the Asian Development Bank is helping Sri Lanka to build should get enough cargo despite the expansion of …

Connected

Dec 21, 2009 (LBO) - A highway to Sri Lanka's north is seeing free movement of people and goods for the first time in decades after the final restrictions on …

Box Moves

Dec 14, 2009 (LBO) - Container volumes at a Colombo port terminal controlled by Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings have almost reached last year's levels but …

Box Move

Dec 11, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Colombo port stands to gain more container transhipment business with Maersk, the world biggest container shipping line by …

War Risk

Dec 07, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is sending a team of shipping and navy officials for talks with London underwriters to get the island off the war risk insurance …

Cargo Screening

Dec 07, 2009 (LBO) - A US decision to extend the deadline for scanning all containers entering the country will afford relief to Sri Lankan exporters who had …

Going Green

Nov 30, 2009 (LBO) - A new port being built in Hambantota in southern Sri Lanka will use renewable energy for some of its power requirements, Sri Lanka Ports …

Southern Chance

Nov 27, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Ports Authority will issue a request for proposals for investments in a new port being built in the island's southern …