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Sri Lanka's Adani backed container terminal finalizing design, structuring: John Keells

Work is progressing well towards meeting the conditions stipulated in the LOI

July 29, 2021 1 min read

China firm proposes US$200mn cargo services centre in Colombo Port

Panel to evaluate the proposal

July 27, 2021 1 min read

Emirates extends suspension of passengers from Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh

Emirates Airlines made this announcement on its website on July 24 in line with UAE government directives.

July 26, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka container volumes up 19-pct in May 2021

Transshipment containers grew 14 percent to 464,269 unit though down from 483,732 pre-Covid

July 15, 2021 1 min read
SriLankan to codeshare with Air Seychelles to Africa

New codeshare will expand travel options for passengers from Australia to Africa

Sri Lanka's Mattala Airport to be managed by India, Russia companies

Management of MRIA awarded to Russia-India joint venture on a 30-year contract

SriLankan Airlines cancels orders for four Airbus A350: Finance Minister

State-run SriLankan Airlines had cancelled orders for four Airbus A350 aircraft ordered during the ousted Rajapaksa regi...

October 5, 2016 1 min read

Himalaya Airlines direct flights to boost Nepal Sri Lanka economic links

The start of direct flights by Himalaya Airlines to Colombo from Nepal will boost economic links and tourism, Sri Lanka'...

October 1, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka ship agents demand time bound Customs inquiries

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Customs should have time limits for completing inquiries into detained cargo in ...

September 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Colombo port to get more Ultra Large Container Carriers

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port will get more calls by Ultra Large Container Carriers (ULCC) such a...

September 27, 2016 1 min read

Reducing cargo clearing delays urgent, Sri Lanka shippers say

A top Sri Lankan exporter and head of the shippers’ association has called for urgent reforms to Customs to speed...

September 27, 2016 3 min read

Over 60-pct of Sri Lanka's state trains late; long distance delays 80-pct

Over 61 percent of trains were late in 2015, with nearly 80 percent of long distance and intercity journeys were also be...

September 27, 2016 3 min read

SriLankan Airlines starts flights to Lahore

ECONOMYNEXT - SriLankan Airlines said it will start services between Lahore, the second largest metropolitan area in Pak...

September 26, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka to control three wheelers despite rickety bus service

Sri Lanka is planning to issue licenses to three wheelers, introducing bureaucratic controls to a popular means of trans...

September 26, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka luxury yatch cruises becalmed over regulations

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September 24, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka finance minister asks shipping sector to embrace openness

Sri Lanka’s shipping industry will be protected against unfair foreign competition but it must be ready for the s...

Rohan Gunasekera
September 24, 2016 2 min read
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ADB to fund design and study of rail, road and ports in Sri Lanka

Manila-based Asian Development Bank said it was providing $24 million of technical assistance to design and study of exp...

September 23, 2016 1 min read

Lower piracy risk reduces Sri Lanka sea marshall business

Sri Lanka’s southern port of Galle has seen a fall in the business of providing transit services for sea marshall...

Rohan Gunasekera
September 23, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Colombo plans for 35mn TEU capacity with north port

Sri Lanka's state-run ports agency has plans to expand Colombo to handle 35 million containers a year by 2040, with a No...

September 22, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka embraces India's Sagarmala, to use para diplomacy to link Southern states: PM

Sri Lanka will support India's 'Sagaramala' program of building ports around the country, and will use para diplomacy to...

September 22, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka to build container port in Trincomalee: PM

Sri Lanka was planning a container terminal in the North Eastern port of Trincomalee, which can serve India, Bangladesh ...

September 22, 2016 1 min read

Indian port reforms seen no threat to Sri Lanka yet

ECONOMYNEXT- Indian government reforms to lift coastal shipping restrictions and encourage ports to attract mainline shi...

September 21, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka tax payers spend Rs204bn on rail over 5-years; Rs31bn in losses

Sri Lanka has spent Rs204 billion on a state-run rail system, and run losses of Rs30.4 billion, before accounting for an...

September 21, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka see rise in train related suicides in 2015

In 2015, 161 persons had committed suicide by jumping in front of moving trains, up from 141, a year earlier, while repo...

September 21, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka vehicle registration see slight upturn in August

Sri Lanka's vehicle registrations rose to 41,798 units in August from 35,775 in July, with motorcycles picking up to 29,...

September 19, 2016 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines bans exploding Samsung phones

State-run SriLankan Airlines said it had banned the use or charging of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on its flights follo...

September 15, 2016 1 min read