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Logistics

Sri Lanka to buy electric gantries, prime movers for Colombo Port

Electric prime movers in place of terminal tractors

June 18, 2025 1 min read

India to subsidize ferry to Sri Lanka for another year

It stands as a key milestone in revitalizing maritime connectivity between India and Sri Lanka

June 14, 2025 1 min read

Israel attack on Iran to increase cost of SriLankan flights to Europe, London: sources

Sri Lanka operates a daily flight to London, three flights each to Frankfurt and Paris weekly

June 13, 2025 2 min read

SriLankan re-routes London, Europe flights after Israel attacks Iran

These route changes have led to increased flight durations on our services to Europe

June 13, 2025 2 min read
Sri Lanka to get 15 more Bailey Bridges from India to connect Cyclone hit highways

Projects in other areas will also be launched in the coming days

Turkish Airlines upgrades Colombo flight to A350-900 aircraft

The upgrading comes with the start of peak tourism season in Sri Lanka

SriLankan Airlines expects $50 mln profit in FY 2023/24 

SriLankan incurred over 168 billion rupee loss last financial year

June 7, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka invites India's Alliance Air to fly to Ratmalana

Alliance Air which is now flying to Jaffna's KKS airport from Madras four times a week

June 7, 2023 1 min read
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Sri Lanka to develop new shipping, logistics policy

Current policy not conducive to attract investment or provide competitive services

May 23, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's CPC to lease emergency response vessel

The contract will run from June 01, 2023

May 17, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lankan renegotiates leases to save US$160mn

IT, property and logistics contracts also renogiated

May 17, 2023 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines lose Rs163bn in 2022, mostly on currency collapse

Post operating profit before interest costs

May 14, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka domestic, transshipment container volumes down in March

India, Sri Lanka external trade down

May 12, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka services exports rise 5.9-pct up to March 2023

Exports is made up of IT or Business Process Management (BPM), construction, financial services, transport and logistics

May 11, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka to fight Express Pearl marine damages claim in UK and Singapore courts

The expert committee appointed has estimated the total damage to 6.4 billion US dollars.

May 11, 2023 2 min read
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Sri Lanka awards CFM engine repair deal to Lufthansa Technik

Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved the award of a contract to repair engines of Srilankan Airliness' aircraft to Lufthansa

May 9, 2023 1 min read
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SriLankan aircraft diverted to Mattala

Aircraft could not take off as crew had reached maxium flight time limit

May 6, 2023 1 min read

China Merchants Group Chairman visits Sri Lanka' Hambantota Port

Plans to continue investments in South Asia

April 25, 2023 1 min read

China attempts to prove its close cooperation with debt defaulted Sri Lanka

"We are always "providing free charcoal in the snow" instead of "collecting rented-umbrellas in the rain", - CMG chief

April 24, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Trincomalee port starts night operations

Japan had handed over a required equipment in a project that concluded on April 17.

Melkishiya Andrew
April 24, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Colombo North Port growth will be linked to India: President

India has strong prospects for growth

April 23, 2023 7 min read

China Merchants, Sri Lanka's Access to build US$392mn logistics hub

The 530,000 CBM facility will begin construction in 2023 and be completed in 2025

April 22, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka to build road fund with fuel tax, revenue licenses

Fuel and car license fess to be taxed

Roshani Fernando
April 16, 2023 2 min read

US Transport Dept in collaboration talks with Sri Lanka port

Officials of the U.S. Department of Transportation discussed on further collaboration

April 13, 2023 1 min read

Pros Inc wins SriLankan Airlines revenue software deal

The contract will be for five years

April 8, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka airport restaurant, branded clothing franchise to Flemingo

The international restaurant chain or a branded clothing outlet will be in the departure

April 6, 2023 1 min read