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Sri Lanka's China-run port drives vessel lay-up business

Sri Lanka's China-run Hambantota Port said it is supporting a vessel lay-up business expanding the island's role as a ma...

March 15, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka plans MRO, transit hotel at Mattala airport

Sri Lanka plans to set up an aircraft and maintenance and repair overhaul (MRO) unit, a transit hotel, expand duty free ...

March 10, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka Ports Authority can raise funds from stock market patriots for ECT: Minister

Sri Lanka Port Authority can raise capital from the Colombo Stock Exchange to build East Container Terminal if there is ...

March 9, 2021 2 min read

India did not nominate party for WCT, Sri Lanka says had direct talks with Adani

Sri Lanka had direct talks with Adani Ports group over giving a concession to build and operate Colombo Port's West Cont...

March 9, 2021 1 min read
Sri Lanka's China-run Hambantota Port sees higher oil and gas ship calls

Hambantota Port has seen steep increase in oil and gas vessels in 2023 helped by Sinopec's bunker operations,

British ship HMS Spey arrives in Sri Lanka

HMS Spey, a 90.5m long Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) manned by a crew of 56, arrived at the port of Colombo

SriLankan Airlines to ditch ‘vanity’ routes

ECONOMYNEXT – SriLankan Airlines will stop flying on ‘vanity’ routes and pull out of markets it can�...

December 3, 2015 2 min read

SriLankan flights to Chennai suspended after floods

ECONOMYNEXT - SriLankan Airlines said four flight to Chennai was suspended on December 03 after the airport was closed d...

December 2, 2015 1 min read

Malaysia's Malindo Air to fly to Sri Lanka's Colombo from Dec 18

ECONOMYNEXT - Malaysia-based low cost carrier will start a daily service to Sri Lanka's capital Colombo from December 18...

December 1, 2015 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines mulls joint venture with foreign airline

ECONOMYNEXT – SriLankan Airlines aims to enter into a joint venture with a foreign airline, possibly Middle Easte...

December 1, 2015 2 min read

Oman Air seeks partnership with Srilankan Airlines

ECONOMYNEXT – Oman Air is keen on a partnership with SriLankan Airlines with which it now has a code share arran...

November 30, 2015 1 min read

Oman Air adds capacity as traffic grows on Sri Lanka route

ECONOMYNEXT – Oman Air has expanded capacity on its Sri Lanka route with strong growth in tourist traffic to the ...

November 30, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka car dealers hold prices to reduce inventory

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's car dealers offered pre-budget prices Sunday despite finance minister sharply raising taxes ac...

November 29, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka to electrify three-wheeler taxis

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake plans to electrify the ubiquitous three-wheel taxis operati...

November 22, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka in reform drive for logistics hub in budget: Finance Minister

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said he plans to introduce key reforms in tomorrowâ�...

Rohan Gunasekera
November 19, 2015 2 min read

Premachandra new managing director of Sri Lanka Ports Authority

ECONOMYNEXT – Sarathkumara Premachandra, presently regional manager of Asian terminals of CMA CGM, the worldâ€...

November 18, 2015 1 min read
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MTD Walkers buys Sri Lanka ship yard

ECONOMYNEXT – MTD Walkers PLC has acquired a Sri Lankan firm putting up a small shipyard in a fishery harbour nor...

November 18, 2015 2 min read

Sri Lanka electric car sales hit new high in October

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's electric car registrations hit a new high of 529 units in October 2015, surpassing the previou...

November 16, 2015 1 min read

Expolanka Holdings Sept quarter net profit up 196-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Expolanka Holdings, a Sri Lankan logistics firm controlled by Japan’s SG Holdings, said Sept...

November 12, 2015 1 min read

Air Serbia gets ‘fifth freedom’ rights from Sri Lanka’s Mattala

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has approved a Bilateral Air Service Agreement with Serbia under which Air Serbia gets fi...

November 12, 2015 2 min read

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