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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,

January 31, 2024 1 min read

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

January 29, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka sees steep shipping cost rises amid Red Sea troubles

Import containers from East Asia had not gone up as much, so far

January 16, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka committed to regional stability President tells Middle East ambassadors

Government committed to safeguarding freedom of navigation and ensuring minimal adverse impact on Sri Lanka economy

January 12, 2024 2 min read
Sri Lanka, Viet Nam businesses discuss cooperation in shipping and logistics

Webinar to strengthen Sri Lanka–Vietnam cooperation in shipping and logistics industry

Sri Lanka to study multi-modal logistics hub with ADB help

The feasibility study will be funded by ADB.

Sri Lanka Colombo port returning to normal despite Coronavirus hit: Chairman

Operations at Colombo Port will be steadily brought back to normal over the week with extra staff brought in after a abo...

November 15, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Colombo Port hit by Coronavirus as Covid-19 cases top 12,700

Sri Lanka's Colombo Port and the Department of Customs has been hit by Coronavirus as total cases went up and several Co...

November 6, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka opposition claims administration going back on ECT promise

Opposition legislator Harsha de Silva claimed that the government was planning to bring in an Indian party to operate a ...

Imesh Ranasinghe
November 4, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka starts operations at East Container Terminal in Colombo

State-run Sri Lanka Ports Authority has started container operations at a new partially built terminal in Colombo that w...

October 28, 2020 1 min read
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New Diamond Owners agree to pay an initial claim made by Sri Lanka - AG

Lawyers representing the stricken MT New Diamond crude oil tanker have agreed to settle the initial claim made by the go...

September 24, 2020 2 min read

Captain of stricken oil tanker MT New Diamond ordered to appear in court

A Colombo Magistrate has issued notice on the Captain of the stricken oil tanker MT New Diamond to appear before him on ...

September 17, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka preparing its legal strategy with regard to the MT New Diamond disaster

Sri Lanka is planning its legal strategy to sue the owners of the Supertanker that caught fire off its shores and is cur...

Imesh Ranasinghe
September 9, 2020 2 min read

Fire onboard New Diamond is “completely doused” - Sri Lanka Navy

The Sri Lanka Navy is declaring that the fire onboard the Supertanker MT New Diamond is completely doused and no flames ...

September 9, 2020 1 min read

Fire on stricken Supertanker is “under control” – no oil leaks from tanks - Navy

An Indian Coastguard Dornier Aircraft was deployed yesterday Sept 8 to drop diesel dispersant on a patch of diesel disco...

Arjuna Ranawana
September 9, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka burning Supertanker fire “under better control” – Navy spokesman

The Sri Lanka Navy is reporting that the fire that re-ignited on board the Supertanker MT New Diamond last evening is un...

September 8, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lankan experts reach the New Diamond to assess environmental impact - officials

Two teams of scientists and experts from the Sri Lankan Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) are currently dep...

Arjuna Ranawana
September 8, 2020 2 min read

Crews are battling a fresh fire on board the MT New Diamond - Navy

Fresh flames have risen in the funnel section of the MT New Diamond Supertanker and firefighters are battling the fire u...

September 7, 2020 1 min read

Salvage experts reach Sri Lanka Burning Supertanker MT New Diamond- Navy

A team of six experts is now at the location of the burning Supertanker MT New Diamond and are expected to conduct an as...

September 7, 2020 2 min read

MT New Diamond fire extinguished, Sri Lanka Navy says

Sri Lanka's Navy said a fire on board a MT New Diamond, a very large crude carrier had been extinguished after the disas...

September 6, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka counting the costs of dealing with burning Supertanker

Sri Lanka is in the process of estimating the financial and environmental cost of the crisis created by the fire on boar...

September 6, 2020 2 min read
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MT New Diamond oil tanker salvage to begin off Sri Lanka

Salvage of MT New Diamond, an oil tanker that caught fire off the coast of Sri Lanka is to begin with its Greek owners a...

September 6, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka firms, China-run port, give firefighting foam for oil tanker blaze

A number of Sri Lanka based state and private companies have given firefighting foam to fight a blaze on board an abando...

September 6, 2020 3 min read

Oil tanker MT New Diamond towed away from Sri Lanka, fire reduced

Oil tanker MT New Diamond has been towed away from the coast of Sri Lanka and Indian and Sri Lankan vessels and helicopt...

September 5, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka container hub volumes show some recovery South Asia trade by June

Container transshipment volumes at Sri Lanka's Colombo port which mainly come from external trade in other South Asian n...

August 4, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka port workers call off strike over East Terminal

A number of port worker unions have called off a strike launched against private investment into a container terminal fo...

August 3, 2020 1 min read