Cargo Skills
August 03, 2007 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is seeking an investor for Colombo's new container terminal who can increase cargo volumes …
Shipping and Transport
Flying Elephant
July 25, 2007 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines has started to serve a popular ice cream brand of the island on its flights to India as part of a strategy to …
Sea Guard
July 24, 2007 (LBO) – Tough security measures at Colombo harbour are causing delays both on the sea side as well as the land side, prompting port …
Pricing Practice
July 20, (LBO) – Sri Lankan exporters and importers have called for a regulator to monitor the pricing practices of shipping lines, as freight rates move …
Aborted Flights
July 19, 2007 (AFP) - Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said Thursday that it was pulling out of Sri Lanka, citing a sharp drop in tourist traffic to the tropical …
Air Pocket
July 17, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airline's consolidated after tax profits dived 50 percent to 862.1 million in the year ended March 2007 the carrier …
Body Check
July 11, 2007 (AFP) - An Etihad Airways plane en route from Indonesia to the United Arab Emirates made an emergency landing in Sri Lanka Wednesday following a …
Living Daylights
July 10, 2007 (LBO) – SriLankan airlines will fly only during daytime till mid-September, to ensure that connections are available to other airlines and …
After Dark
July 8, 2007 (AFP) - Dubai's Emirates Airline said Sunday that night flights to Sri Lanka will resume after the end of a curfew in response to Tamil rebel air …
Subsurface Threat
June 30, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan security authorities plan to install underwater surveillance systems in Colombo harbour to enhance the defences of the …
Danger Signs
June 28 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Colombo port risks losing its status as south Asia's transshipment hub if it does not move fast to add more capacity and make …
Own Fleet
June 28 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's national shipping line has shelved plans to acquire a tanker for crude oil imports and is going ahead with the purchase of a …
Chinese Squeeze
June 28 (LBO) – Sri Lankan exporters look set for difficult times with freight rates on the rise and their cargo being squeezed out of container ships …
Sino Wheels
June 21, 2007(LBO) - One of Sri Lanka's largest used vehicle importers plans to import small cars from China and strike a deal with a big Chinese automaker to …
Normal Operations
June 19, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's only international airport is to resume around-the-clock operations after air raids by the Tamil Tiger rebels forced its …
Floating Hotel
DUBAI, June 18, 2007 (AFP) - The booming Gulf emirate of Dubai said on Monday it has bought the Queen Elizabeth 2, one of the world's most majestic cruise …
Box Bonanza
June 18, 2007 (LBO) – South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), Colombo Port's privatised container facility, aims to handle 1.6 million containers by the end …
Sailing Away
June 15, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Aitken Spence conglomerate is exiting from its ship-owning business because of lower earnings from chartering and …
Metro Dreams
June 12, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka should switch to mass urban transport to combat traffic congestion, and start a powerful umbrella organization to implement …
E-deadline
VANCOUVER, Canada, June 5, 2007 (AFP) - The International Air Transport Association has given member airlines and travel agencies five extra months to switch …