Disputed Charge
Aug 12, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shippers have rejected the report of a mediation committee that probed a dispute over cargo handling charges in Colombo port, …
Shipping and Transport
New Money
Aug 07, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is negotiating additional funds to re-start work on a section of a highway to the island's south that is now suspended, but the …
Slow Way
Aug 05, 2008 (LBO) - The government lacks the funds to build part of an expressway in southern Sri Lanka that is scheduled to be completed by 2010, a senior …
Risky Waters
Aug 04, 2008 (LBO) - Heavy swells caused by monsoon weather are creating delays at Colombo port, officials at shipping lines calling at the Sri Lankan harbour …
Express Deal
Aug 01, 2008 (2008) - The Sri Lankan government plans to award a Chinese firm the contract to build a long-delayed expressway linking the capital Colombo with …
Better Travel
July 29, 2008 (LBO) – An efficient public transport system will help Sri Lanka reduce its fuel bill and curb environmental pollution, a top official from …
Slippery Future
July 25, 2008 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings said the future of the bunkering business of Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings was uncertain after a court ordered the …
Rail Loan
July 23, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has inked a deal with India's Export-Import Bank of India to borrow 100 million US dollars to upgrade a coastal rail track and …
Harbour Moves
July 16, 2008 (LBO) - Colombo port plans to order more quay-side gantry cranes, mobile cranes and tractors to boost productivity and cope with increasing cargo …
Freight Fracas
July 10, 2008 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council (SLSC) says their dispute with foreign shipping lines over a handling charge at Colombo port …
Transport Trends
July 01, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan freight forwarders should use their expertise in international trade to modernise the island's archaic, inefficient …
Shipping Risk
June 30, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan government is considering establishing a fund based on a levy charged from merchant vessels to handle emergencies …
Greek Deal
June 24, 2008 (LBO) - Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC), Sri Lanka's national shipping line, has struck a deal with a member of a famous Greek shipping dynasty …
Southern Anchorage
June 20, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Ports Authority has called for bids to build a new port in southern Galle, next to the existing harbour, an official …
Not Correct
HONG KONG, June 18, 2008 (AFP) - China has no plans to try and dominate the shipping lanes of the Indian Ocean, its ambassador to India said in Hong Kong …
Harbour View
June 16, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is getting ready to make commercial use of its vast landholdings around the harbours in the …
Rail Loan
June 12, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers had given the nod to borrow 100 million US dollars from India to upgrade a part of the island's …
Debt Tool
June 10, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) plans to get a credit rating that will enable it to borrow abroad to fund harbour expansion …
Port Bids
June 09, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has re-appointed project committees to award a container terminal concession to expand Colombo port, with fresh bids …
Full Ahead
May 29, 2008 (LBO) – Colombo Dockyard, Sri Lanka's sole listed ship builder, said Thursday its March quarter net profit went up 22.5 percent to 245 …