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Sri Lanka port gives US$20mn in demurrage relief: Chairman

SLPA has waived 20 mn USD of demurrage for importers who have been unable to clear goods in time

June 2, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka LOLC Holdings net up 440-pct in March

LOLC has foreign operations and the Sri Lanka rupee fell steeply in March

June 1, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Colombo port to use bicycles amid assurances of fuel and power

Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents (CASA) has gifted 100 bicycles to the port

May 31, 2022 2 min read

Jet fuel shortage forces Sri Lankan Airlines to refuel in India, UAE, Singapore - sources

Lack of jet fuel in Colombo forces SriLankan, other airlines to refuel in other airports

May 25, 2022 2 min read
SriLankan Airlines changes London route after Israel attack; carries extra fuel

Iran's missile attack on Israel has threatened escalation of fighting in the Middle East

SeaLead Shipping, Sri Lanka Ports Authority launch direct liner service

SeaLead launches liner service in partnership with Sri Lanka Ports Authority

SriLankan Airlines starts direct flights to Melbourne

State-run SriLankan Airlines said it had started daily direct flights to Melbourne from October 29, where a many immigra...

October 30, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka asks Qatar to partner with SriLankan Airlines

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena had asked Qatar to partner with the island's troubled national ...

October 26, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka LRT study gets responses from Alsthom, Bombardier: Minister

Sri Lanka has received responses from nine parties for expressions of interest called to study five light rail transit l...

October 26, 2017 1 min read

SriLankan chairman gets ticking off from Prime Minister

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October 25, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka new vehicle registrations down in September

Registrations of new vehicles in Sri Lanka vehicles in Sri Lanka fell sharply in September 2017, with cars falling to th...

October 24, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka Navy rescues crew of sunken Indian vessel

Sri Lanka's Navy said it had rescued seven crew members of an Indian merchant vessel which sank on route to the Maldives...

October 22, 2017 1 min read

Maersk Triple E containership calls at Sri Lanka's Colombo port

MV Maersk Milan, a Denmark flagged vessel owned by Maersk has called at Colombo Port in Sri Lanka, making it the biggest...

October 21, 2017 1 min read

New electronic ticketing system for Sri Lanka Railways

ECONOMYNEXT - The Asian Development Bank is helping Sri Lanka prepare a railway ticketing and seat reservation system to...

October 20, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka seeks to restrict import of tuk-tuks

Transport Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said the government wants to severely restrict the import of three-wheelers a...

October 20, 2017 2 min read

ADB support for Sri Lanka’s railway sector master plan

ECONOMYNEXT – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved technical assistance to help prepare a master plan fo...

October 19, 2017 2 min read
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New attitudes key for Sri Lanka to be logistics hub: Harsha

ECONOMYNEXT – Changing attitudes towards global integration and removing barriers to trade are important if Sri L...

October 13, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka says Airbus shares blame for soured deal amid corruption scandal

Airbus Industrie, which made a controversial sale of A350 aircraft to loss-making state-run SriLankan Airlines which it ...

October 13, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s Walkers gets ADB loan for shipyard project

ECONOMYNEXT – The Asian Development bank (ADB) has approved a US$4 million loan to Walkers Colombo Shipyard (Pvt)...

October 12, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan firms told to upskill workers, collect data

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan logistics companies need to invest to improve the skills of their workers to meet new em...

October 6, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka to try again to set up ferry service with India

Sri Lanka will recall expressions of interest to set up a ferry service between Colombo port and Tuticorin in India, Inf...

October 4, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan logistics firms told to go digital to stay competitive

Sri Lankan logistics companies need to embrace disruptive digital technologies to remain competitive and gain an edge, t...

October 4, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka gets World Bank loan for safer roads project

ECONOMYNEXT – The World Bank will give Sri Lanka a $125 million loan for a new project that will deliver better a...

September 29, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s Walkers Shipyard launches tug

ECONOMYNEXT – Walkers Colombo Shipyard (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of Sri Lanka’s MTD Walkers PLC group, said ...

September 28, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka to allow quadri-cycles: minister

Sri Lanka will allow the registration of quadri-cycles as a safer alternative to the ubiquitous three-wheeler taxis, Tra...

September 21, 2017 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines in accommodation deal with Booking.com

ECONOMYNEXT - SriLankan Airlines said it has entered into a partnership with Booking.com, the world’s largest acc...

September 20, 2017 1 min read