Box Rates
Jan 17, 2009 (LBO) - A sharp fall in freight rates owing to the global recession and oversupply of tonnage is helping Sri Lankan exporters cope with slowing …
Shipping and Transport
Port Performance
Jan 16, 2009 (LBO) - All Sri Lankan regional ports are loss-making and supported by earnings from Colombo harbour, Sri Lanka Ports Authority chairman Priyath …
Port of Call
Jan 13, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Ports Authority will start construction work on a yacht marina in the southern Galle harbour this week as part of efforts to …
Two Generations
Jan 09, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has begun training the children of retired workers being hired for jobs in the port but stressed …
Building Ships
Jan 08, 2009 (LBO) –Sri Lanka is trying to enhance its ship building capacity with the government inviting foreign investors to set up a ship yard at a …
Almost Full
Jan 06, 2009 (LBO) – A private container terminal in Colombo port which is the main money-spinner for Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings group, may be …
Terminal Move
Jan 06, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government will call for proposals from the private sector to build a container terminal in a new port being built next to …
Strategic String
Jan 01, 2009 (LBO) - A port being built in southern Sri Lanka near the main shipping route across the Indian Ocean is part of a Chinese effort to project …
Shifting Cargo
Dec 31, 2008 (LBO) - Container shipping company American President Line (APL) is to resume calls at Colombo Port's state-run terminals after an absence of …
New Call
Dec 30, 2008 (LBO) – Evergreen Line has said it has introduced a new feeder service with Singapore-based Sea Consortium linking Sri Lanka's Colombo port …
Traffic Jam
Dec 30, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has completed dredging of the northern entrance to Colombo port, senior SLPA officials said. …
Car Plan
BEIJING, December 27, 2008 (AFP) - China plans to offer incentives for car owners to scrap their old models in favour of new ones, in a bid to lift the auto …
Harbour Moves
Dec 24, (2008) - The Sri Lankan government is trying to expedite a long-delayed project to call for private investors to build a new terminal in Colombo port, …
Gulf Links
Dec 23, 2008 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said it has struck a deal with Emirates Shipping Line to call at Colombo port.buy ivermectin UK buy …
New Home
Dec 22, 2008 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said it plans to build a new head office to house its offices now scattered throughout Colombo port …
Piracy
NAIROBI, December 13, 2008 (AFP) - Somali pirates have released a Greek chemical tanker seized in October but three crew members are feared dead, a Kenyan …
Trishaw Knights
Dec 7, 2008 (LBO) - Often blamed for road accidents, but first on the scene to ferry victims of accidents or bomb blasts, Sri Lanka's errant tuk tuk drivers …
Hub Threats
Nov 25, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Colombo harbour needs to reduce dependence on the Indian sub-continent and expand its coverage to get cargo from elsewhere in …
Risky Waters
ATHENS, November 22, 2008 (AFP) - A Greek-owned chemical tanker freed by Somali pirates was heading for Saudi Arabia Saturday, Greece's merchant shipping …
Sea Bandits
HONG KONG, November 20, 2008 (AFP) - A Hong Kong-flagged ship captained by a Sri Lankan that was hijacked two months ago off the coast of Somalia is returning …