Shipping and Transport

Repair Work

Sept 17, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard said it has won repair orders from an Indian tanker owner with the end of the 30-year ethnic war helping to …

Liner Move

Sept 16, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said it had held talks with a visiting delegation of senior officials from Emirates Shipping Line …

Canal Conundrum

Sept 16, 2009 (LBO) - Work on the controversial Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project in the Palk Strait between Sri Lanka and India has halted again after the last …

Freight Costs

Sept 07, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shippers say they will resist efforts by international shipping lines to raise freight rates this month at a time of …

Uva Roads

Sep 03, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will upgrade 200 kilometres of roads in the under-developed Uva province and 100 kilometres in Amparai in the eastern province …

Tug Boats

Sept 03, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard said it has won an order worth about seven billion rupees to build two tugs for a Singapore customer with an …

Road Upgrade

Sept 03, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will upgrade 150 kilometres of provincial roads in the east of the country and 220 kilometres in the north central province …

Chinese Leg

Sept 03, 2009 (LBO) - A 30-kilometer fourth stage of a 126-kilometre expressway from Sri Lanka's capital Colombo to the southern city of Matara will go to a …

Shippers’ Move

Sept 02, 2009 (LBO) - The Asian Shippers' Council is to relocate its permanent secretariat to Sri Lanka from Singapore following the improved security …

Slow Transport

Sept 01, 2009 (LBO) - Vehicle imports to Sri Lanka fell 35. buy stendra online https://www.indcheminternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/png/stendra.html …

Rail Move

Sept 01, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-owned railway has ordered wagons to transport petroleum products from Pakistan as it seeks to increase freight …

Naval Outlook

Aug 29, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is looking to protect its economic interests in the ocean with the navy playing bigger role after the end of the ethnic war to …

Sister Ship

Aug 26, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Mercantile Shipping Company, a listed ship owner, said it will take delivery of its second newly built cargo ship in November. …

Ship Arrest

Aug 26, 2009 (LBO) - An Indian-owned container vessel arrested by Sri Lankan port authorities for non-payment for fuel supplies has been released after the …

New Ship

Aug 21, 2009 (LBO) - Mercantile Shipping Company, a listed company that once had Sri Lanka's biggest fleet, has taken delivery of the first of a pair of new …

Reverse Gear

Aug 20, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's United Motors Lanka (UMLL) made a 132 million-rupee loss in the June 2009 quarter as sales almost halved owing to weak …

Shipping Costs

Aug 18, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shippers face the prospect of an increase in transportation costs to export markets with loss-making global carriers beginning …

Transport Costs

Aug 15, 2009 (LBO) - Asian shippers meeting in Colombo said they would lobby governments in the region to reform laws to prevent price fixing by shipping lines …

Shipping Talks

Aug 14, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shippers said they hope a meeting of Asian shippers in Colombo would strengthen efforts to combat anti-competitive practices of …

Atoll Attraction

Aug 12, 2009 (LBO) - An international boat show to be held in the Maldive islands offers opportunities for Sri Lankan boat builders to cater to the …