Train Trouble
July 27, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's railway needs to raise fares and train travellers must be prepared to pay more to reduce losses and make the state-owned …
Shipping and Transport
Slow Lane
July 26, 2009 (LBO) - Too many transport ministries and agencies which do not co-ordinate effectively has resulted in poor transport service in Sri Lanka and …
Daft Draft
July 24, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's draft national transport policy came in for strong criticism at a public forum by experts who said it ignored important modes …
Sea Links
July 24, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka plans to propose reviving ferry services and a railway link with India, across the Palk Straits, at a conference of south Asian …
Skills Gap
July 23, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka faces a shortage of skilled people in the logistics industry with traditional preferences for other occupations deterring youth …
Northern Links
July 22, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has drawn up plans to rebuild shattered road networks in the north and east costing over 750 million dollars for which it is …
Missed Connections
July 20, 2009 (LBO) - Better transport infrastructure and services linking northern Sri Lanka with the south would help to bridge the ethnic divide after the …
Box Trades
July 20, 2009 (LBO) - A Colombo port container terminal in which Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings has a big stake said its volumes hit a record monthly high in …
Market Links
July 17, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's private sector has been told a host of investment opportunities have emerged in rebuilding transport infrastucture in the …
Umbilical Link
July 17, 2009 (LBO) - A proposal to build a bridge linking Sri Lanka and Indian across the Palk Straits is to be discussed at a meeting of south Asian …
Permit Fever
July 16, 2009 (LBO) - Private bus operators in Sri Lanka are clamouring for permits to ply the northern Jaffna route with the end of a drawn out civil …
Shipping Forum
July 13, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to host a meeting of Asian shippers in Colombo, a conference made possible after 15 years of lobbying because of the end of …
No Bid
July 10, 2009 (LBO) - Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) said it did not bid for a container terminal concession at Sri Lanka's Colombo port for a second time …
Fuel Market
July 10, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan ship fuel suppliers in Colombo port are aiming to expand their market by selling bunkers to vessels passing the island, after …
Terminal Bid
July 08, 2009 (LBO) - A consortium made up of Sri Lankan conglomerate Aitken Spence and China Merchant Holdings are the sole bidders to design and build a new …
Keel Laying
July 05, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shipyard Colombo Dockyard said it has laid the keel for construction of the third Multipurpose Platform Supply Vessel for …
Bunker Vessel
July 02, 2009 (LBO) - Lanka Maritime Services, a Sri Lankan supplier of ship fuel, said it has acquired an 8,800 DWT double-hull tanker to supply bunkers to …
Southern Investment
June 29, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government wants to attract investments for ship building, and cement and fertilizer manufacturing at a new port being …
Railway Deals
June 28, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run railways is discussing a deal with Pakistan Railways to rehabilitate track damaged in an internal war and upgrade …
Trade Links
June 27, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan freight forwarders have complained that the lack of Customs automation is a serious obstacle to improving efficiency of trade …