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India bluntly asks Sri Lanka to honour deal on East Container Terminal

“The commitment of Government of Sri Lanka in this regard has been conveyed several times in the recent past, includin...

February 1, 2021 3 min read

Port Unions call off strike on Mahinda’s assurances that ECT will not be given to foreigners

The coalition of Trades Unions protesting against the handing over of the East Container Terminal to a foreign company h...

February 1, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka will not sell or lease East Terminal: PM

Sri Lanka will not sell or lease the East Container Terminal Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said as trade union opposi...

January 31, 2021 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines saves US$150mn on leases, gets equity

State-run SriLankan airlines has re-negotiated several lease contracts saving the airline 150 million dollars over five ...

January 31, 2021 1 min read
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka eyes $200 mln yearly from foreign ships

“We lose significant revenue because we don’t have ENCs" - Minister

Solar power project at Sri Lanka airport

BIA has started a 100 kilowatt solar power pilot project on the roof of its passenger terminal building

DB Schenker enters Sri Lanka and the Maldives with Aitken Spence

ECONOMYNEXT- Germany's DB Schenker, a logistics company said it had partnered with Aitken Spence which will represent it...

November 3, 2015 1 min read

Hemas Logistics ups laden container handling at Sri Lanka terminal

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Hemas group said its logistics arms had expanded its capacity to handle loaded containers with...

October 28, 2015 1 min read

Uber ride-sharing comes to Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT - Uber, a ride-sharing company that allows car owners and drivers to take passengers for a fee has been laun...

October 22, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka to get US$200mn from ADB for rural roads

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is to get two more low-cost long term loans amounting to 200 million US dollars from the ...

October 22, 2015 2 min read

Modern supply chains can give Sri Lanka competitive edge

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government and the corporate sector should focus more on modern supply chain man...

October 19, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka to call for monorail proposals this month

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s new government will make a request for proposals to build a monorail or mass rap...

October 19, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka road repair bids seen high, discounts low

ECONOMYNEXT – The lowest bids by construction firms to improve rural roads in central Sri Lanka were up to 70 per...

October 17, 2015 2 min read

Pilot new chief executive of SriLankan Airlines

ECONOMYNEXT - Suren Ratwatte, an airline pilot, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines, the na...

October 15, 2015 1 min read

China's MCC rejects slashed price of Sri Lanka highway contract

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government said it would only achieve less than half the anticipated cost reduct...

October 15, 2015 2 min read

Sharing could cut Sri Lanka empty container repositioning costs

ECONOMYNEXT - Sharing or pooling containers by shipping lines can reduce the need for costly empty container repositioni...

October 14, 2015 2 min read
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SriLankan Airlines launches drive to return to profitability

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s loss-making national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, said it has launched an initia...

October 12, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka car registrations surge to all time high as controls come in

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's vehicle registrations hit an all-time high of 63,687 in September 2015 with cars surging to 14...

October 11, 2015 3 min read

Sri Lanka's SAGT ranked No.1 terminal in South Asia

ECONOMYNEXT - South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), the first private sector facility in Sri Lanka’s Port of Colom...

October 8, 2015 1 min read

Be wary of ‘supplier-driven’ solutions, Sri Lanka transport expert says

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka needs to be wary of ‘supplier-driven’ solutions for its urban mobility probl...

Rohan Gunasekera
October 2, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka may be heading for port 'capacity trap'

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's expanded port capacity and plans ahead may be ahead of demand in for the foreseeable future as...

September 28, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka credit squeeze slows car sales, hits prices

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lankan car prices which spiked with the sharp depreciation of the local currency has seen weak demand ...

September 27, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka may target old people, poorer car owners in Japan-backed controls: report

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka may bring tough regulations on old cars which are owned by the less affluent and old couples who...

September 27, 2015 5 min read

Indian firms must invest in Sri Lanka port, envoy says

ECONOMYNEXT – India’s envoy in Sri Lanka has indicated Indian companies will invest in the island’s...

Rohan Gunasekera
September 27, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka's older container terminals lose out amid Indian trade collapse; China firm gains

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's older container terminals have seen their business plunging in 2015 as a newly built Chinese f...

September 25, 2015 3 min read

Private ports in India drawing main lines, less dependent on Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT - India's private terminal ports on the East Coast is attracting mainline calls from ships originating from ...

September 24, 2015 2 min read