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Quay and yard cranes to arrive in August
Colombo Dockyard to invest in new ship repair facility at Hambantota Port
Unions have protested the increase of female gantry crane operators
The port has not been in operation for almost a decade due to sand deposits at the entrance
Mazagon was also ready to take any rights not taken up by other shareholders.
Delegation were given a tour of HIP’s facilities
President stated that the decision taken should be based solely on technical facts
Assessment of the ship being carried out
Salvors are exploring the possibility of boarding the ship and making a tow connection
The parties had been given 180 days from May 03, for financial closure
Sri Lanka Air Force said a Bell 212 helicopter dropped dry chemical powder on the vessel
Indian Coast Guard vessels have the equipment to contain an oil spill
Sea polluted with debris and plastic granules
Actually this (leaking container) was on deck. The fire started in the Number 02 hold
No notice was given of an acid leak before arriving
Terminal is constrained by yard space, capping output
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Two ports had denied permission to offload cargo, which caught fire off Colombo
'The vessel underwent discharge and loading in both ports before continuing planned journey to Colombo'
Police have also taken into custody a lorry that was transporting the goods.
Chemical leak discovered in Arabian sea
Containment efforts and firefighting continue
Vessels Vaibhav, Vajra and Samudra Prehari by Indian Coast Guard and Tug Water Lilly
Video footage shows the fire blazing amidships and the X-Press Pearl listing to port
The fire began in containers carrying chemicals
Sri Lanka vessels monitoring the vessel for fresh fires
Vehicles arrived from Chennai, Mundra, Ennore in India and Gunsan and Pyeongtaek in South Korea
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