Shipping and Transport

Called to Shore

Sri Lanka has asked the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to up a US$ 100 mn allocation to fund the Colombo south port to US$ 200 mn, nearly half of the estimated …

Bypass Operation

The month of March saw a record number of vehicle registrations with vehicle owners trying to avoid a new withholding tax from April 1.online pharmacy …

Drop It

Shipping experts said the Ports Authority should give up owning and managing terminals and let port operators and shipping lines do that business. Shipping …

Free Float

SriLankan Airlines is contemplating moving into a floating rate fare regime to beat off galloping fuel prices that is burning a hole in its bottomline, a top …

Shiver me Timers

Sri Lankan shippers say the Colombo port is getting too expensive, eroding any cost competitiveness they have for their products in the international market. …

Looking East

Sri Lanka is hoping to attract more Chinese tourists to the tsunami-hit island with the introduction of direct air services to Beijing, a top official said …

Water Tight

An ADB team due in Sri Lanka in April will consider a government plea to up a US$ 100 mn allocation by the bank to build a new port to the south of the Colombo …

Tick Tick

Three twisted carriages stand as a grim reminder of the December tsunamis that engulfed the "Ocean Queen" train, sending more than 1,000 passengers to their …

Slow Boat

A senior ADB official due later in March on a tsunami mission, is expected to check up on the state’s commitments to the long overdue Colombo south harbour …

Build It and Give It

SriLankan Airlines will hand over flying to a top European destination to its equity partner Emirates and add frequencies to other destinations on the back of …

Commercial Call

SriLankan Airlines has lost US$ 40 mn during the post tsunami period, and is expected to end the year with a US$ 10 mn loss as falling passenger revenues and …

Big Bite

National carrier SriLankan Airlines is starting off a daily return service from Colombo to New York's JKF Airport this month, its CEO said Monday. online …

Mosquito Bite

Air fares to hot spots like Middle East and London are bottoming out, putting pressure on full fledge carriers, but newbie Etihad Airways says there is still …

Flight Check

Holiday Air, a Sri Lankan airline, plans to invest US$ 12 mn to operate international flights from the island, following the liberalisation of the sector, the …

Final Run

Gulf Air said Monday that they would quit Sri Lanka by mid March this year, as soaring oil prices and stiff competition from other Middle East carriers puts …

Flying Free

With the government delaying picking a second carrier to fly international routes, possible contenders are eyeing alternate options to fly from Sri Lanka. …

Snuffed Out

A woman was killed by a train Tuesday on a coastal track in Sri Lanka reopened after more than 1,000 people died when eight coaches were swept away in the …

Symbolic Journey

Sri Lanka The first train since the December 26th tsunami has passed along reconstructed tracks by the spot where the surging waters washed away away another …

Rail Links

The Indian based Rites Group has just completed an initial assessment of the local rail network, on the potential of upgrading the existing track. buy …

Fourth Lane

Plans to expand tsunami damaged roads in the south and east are still on the drawing board, with a final report expected in early February. Plans to expand …