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Sri Lanka official on X-Press Pearl fire: loading conflicts on dangerous goods are usually detected

Goods have to be correctly declared for safe stowage

June 6, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka says X-Press Pearl insurers have agreed to interim compensation

It is uncertain whether there is any oil on board

June 5, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka in biggest ever nurdle hunt after X-Press Pearl spill, volunteer hunters arrested

At least eight nurdle hunters were arrested perhaps for the first time in the world

June 4, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka directs X-Press Pearl salvors to take oil out of gutted ship - if any remains

"We still cannot confirm whether the ship has oil on board or not"

June 3, 2021 3 min read
Sri Lanka's Colombo Port builds expertise to be key hub backed by US

The program will build human resources as the port aims to double capacity

Sri Lanka shipping line takes delivery of second vessel

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s national carrier, Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC) has taken delivery of its se...

October 5, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka ship agents demand time bound Customs inquiries

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Customs should have time limits for completing inquiries into detained cargo in ...

September 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Colombo port to get more Ultra Large Container Carriers

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port will get more calls by Ultra Large Container Carriers (ULCC) such a...

September 27, 2016 1 min read

Reducing cargo clearing delays urgent, Sri Lanka shippers say

A top Sri Lankan exporter and head of the shippers’ association has called for urgent reforms to Customs to speed...

September 27, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka luxury yatch cruises becalmed over regulations

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September 24, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka finance minister asks shipping sector to embrace openness

Sri Lanka’s shipping industry will be protected against unfair foreign competition but it must be ready for the s...

Rohan Gunasekera
September 24, 2016 2 min read

Lower piracy risk reduces Sri Lanka sea marshall business

Sri Lanka’s southern port of Galle has seen a fall in the business of providing transit services for sea marshall...

Rohan Gunasekera
September 23, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Colombo plans for 35mn TEU capacity with north port

Sri Lanka's state-run ports agency has plans to expand Colombo to handle 35 million containers a year by 2040, with a No...

September 22, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka embraces India's Sagarmala, to use para diplomacy to link Southern states: PM

Sri Lanka will support India's 'Sagaramala' program of building ports around the country, and will use para diplomacy to...

September 22, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka to build container port in Trincomalee: PM

Sri Lanka was planning a container terminal in the North Eastern port of Trincomalee, which can serve India, Bangladesh ...

September 22, 2016 1 min read
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Indian port reforms seen no threat to Sri Lanka yet

ECONOMYNEXT- Indian government reforms to lift coastal shipping restrictions and encourage ports to attract mainline shi...

September 21, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Hayleys Advantis doubles container handling capacity

ECONOMYNEXT – Hayleys Advantis Limited said it has doubled its container handling capacity with the opening of a ...

September 13, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s CICT lures new service with Ultra Large Container Carrier

ECONOMYNEXT - One of the largest container ships afloat is expected to call at Sri Lanka for the first time next week, s...

September 9, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka builds piers for ferries to link northern islands

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Ports and Shipping Ministry said four piers and a slipway are to be built to cat...

September 8, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka mulls canal boat service with private partner for Colombo

Sri Lanka will study the feasibility of starting a boat service on the canals and the Kelani River in the capital Colomb...

September 8, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka mulls using container terminal space for LNG terminal

Sri Lanka may use the remaining section of an expanded Colombo container port complex for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) ...

September 6, 2016 2 min read

Hayleys Advantis supports US military ship call in Sri Lanka

Advantis Marine, a unit of Sri Lanka's Hayleys Advantis, said it had provided logistics support for a US military ship t...

September 4, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka to call investors to build yatch marina in Galle

Sri Lanka will shortly call for expressions of interest to build a yatch marina in the Southern port of Galle, Ports Min...

September 3, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka sets up merchant shipping office for north

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s Ports and Shipping Ministry has set up an office of the Merchant Shipping Secretariat i...

September 2, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Walkers Shipyard launches first vessel

ECONOMYNEXT – Walkers Colombo Shipyard (Pvt) Ltd. said it has completed building and launched its first vessel, a...

August 31, 2016 2 min read