Bunker Move
Sept 14, 2008 (LBO) - Lanka Marine Services (LMS), a unit of John Keells Holdings selling bunkers in Colombo port, has moved out most of its stocks from a tank …
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Bunker Supply
Sept 11, 2008 (LBO) - Ship fuel prices at Colombo port could fall by around five percent after a tank farm previously operated by one player is converted to a …
Bunker Business
Sept 10, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's John Keells group said its bunkering unit Lanka Marine Services (LMS) will continue to supply bunkers at Colombo port with a …
Closer Links
Sept 05, 2008 (LBO) - Trade experts have proposed reviving sea and rail links between Sri Lanka and the Indian sub-continent as part of greater regional …
Bigger Chunk
Sept 05, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings has raised its stake in South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT) to 37. online pharmacy buy diflucan with …
Bigger Chunk
Sept 05, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings raised its stake in South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT) to 37. online pharmacy buy symbicort with best …
Upgrade Plan
Sept 05, 2008 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Ports Authority plans to upgrade an aging bunker fuel storage facility it is taking over from a private firm, senior …
Supply Breakdown
Sept 04, 2008 (LBO) - Bunker oil stocks at Colombo are running low with a pending hand-over of a tank farm by the largest supplier to the port, and fresh …
Bunker Business
Sept 03, 2008 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Ports Authority plans to take over the bunker fuel storage tank facility that belonged to John Keells Holdings (JKH) …
Tax Dispute
Sept 03, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan ship owners say a recent Supreme Court decision has resolved a long-standing dispute they have had with customs over import …
Land Use
Sept 01, 2008 (LBO) - Colombo port could reclaim land in shallow waters near the Sri Lankan capital city for industry and move containers by rail to avoid …
Port Move
Aug 29, 2008 (LBO) - The chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Saliya Wickramasuriya said he will be resigning from his post for personal reasons at …
On Track
Aug 28, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's long-neglected railway system is a useful complement to roads and could take bulk freight transport off the roads, reducing …
Hub Race
Aug 27, 2008 (LBO) - Tenders for the long-delayed first container terminal in the planned new Colombo south port will be called in the next 2-3 weeks, a senior …
Fleet Plans
Aug 21, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Mercantile Shipping Company said it expects delivery of the first of two new cargo ships on order by the middle of next year …
Free Tests
Aug 20, 2008 (LBO) – Brown & Company and its associate Klevenberg have launched a campaign to conduct free mobile emission tests on vehicles in parts of …
Casualty
Aug 20, 2008 (LBO) - A cargo vessel owned by Sri Lanka's Vallibel group sank off the Bangladeshi port of Chittagong Wednesday after colliding with a tanker, …
Harbour Move
Aug 13, 2008 (LBO) – The chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Saliya Wickramasuriya has been asked to resign, Sri Lanka's ports and aviation …
Fishing Support
August 12, 2008 (LBO) - The United States has finished re-building the third fishery harbour in southern Sri Lanka which was hit by the 2004 Asian tsunami, the …
On Board
Aug 12, 2008 (LBO) - The rapid growth of the world's shipping fleet is opening up employment opportunities for Sri Lankan seafarers but training is constrained …