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X-Press Pearl still smouldering off Sri Lanka, fire fighting continues

Sri Lanka Air Force said a Bell 212 helicopter dropped dry chemical powder on the vessel

May 29, 2021 2 min read

X-Press Pearl watched by India Coast Guard for oil spill off Sri Lanka

Indian Coast Guard vessels have the equipment to contain an oil spill

May 29, 2021 2 min read

Si Lanka halts coastal fishing over X-Press Pearl pollution hitting 5,600 boats

Sea polluted with debris and plastic granules

May 28, 2021 3 min read

X-Press Pearl fire orgin is still a mystery, Sri Lanka official says

Actually this (leaking container) was on deck. The fire started in the Number 02 hold

May 28, 2021 3 min read
Sri Lanka to send Navy ship to counter Houthi attacks in Red Sea

Decision has been made to deploy ship from the Sri Lanka Navy to the Red Sea, contributing to the security of the region

Concern expressed over bid conditions for Sri Lanka's East Container Terminal

An influential shipping industry body has warned that conditions set for investors to build and operate a container term...

July 11, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka govt to enact laws to enforce container weighing rule

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal by the ports and shipping ministry to draft laws to enfo...

July 7, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shippers to be charged US$25 for box weight notification

ECONOMYNEXT - Shipping lines are considering charging Sri Lanka shippers US$25 for submitting details of container they ...

July 4, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Ports Authority debt Rs234Bn, loss forecast in 2016

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) made a pre-tax profit of Rs4.6 billion in the first four months of...

July 1, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lankan shippers say new rule abused to levy unfair fees

A new global rule requiring verification of container weights is being abused by some companies which move freight to le...

July 1, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka port terminal mobile app to track containers

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Chinese-run Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) said it had launche...

July 1, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s Walkers Shipyard in talks on Maldives unit

ECONOMYNEXT – Walkers Colombo Shipyard, Sri Lanka’s second shipyard which focuses on small and medium size...

June 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka boat building to revive with end of fisheries ban

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s boat building is expected to revive with the withdrawal of a ban on fish exports...

Rohan Gunasekera
June 22, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shippers say new global rules will prevent unfair charges

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council has said new guidelines by the International Chamber of Commerce...

June 22, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka container fire in port said under control

ECONOMYNEXT – A fire onboard a vessel berthed at South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT) in Sri Lanka’s Colomb...

June 15, 2016 1 min read
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Sri Lanka to enforce container weight rule from October

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s ports and shipping ministry said new international safety regulations that make ...

June 14, 2016 1 min read

Long ships berth at Sri Lanka port terminal

June 14, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka John Keells mulls more port investments

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s John Keells Group has said it's considering more investments in the ports busine...

June 13, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Ports Authority calls for bids to run new container terminal

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has called for Expressions of Interest for the East Container Termina...

June 9, 2016 1 min read

‘Drunken’ policymaking leaves Sri Lanka with economic hangover

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan professionals are becoming frustrated with the lack of scientific decision-making by suc...

June 7, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka dockyard seeks to diversify away from offshore vessels

ECONOMYNEXT – Colombo Dockyard is looking to diversify away from making offshore support vessels (OSVs) for the p...

May 31, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s CICT terminal to use electronic cargo dispatch notes

ECONOMYNEXT – Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) said it has started to use ‘e Boat Notesâ�...

May 28, 2016 2 min read

Denmark explores Sri Lankan port investment options

ECONOMYNEXT – The envoy for Denmark, home to the world’s biggest container shipping line, met Sri Lankaâ�...

May 26, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Dockyard in Rs77mn March quarter loss

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard suffered a loss of 77 million rupees in the March 2016 quarter ...

May 17, 2016 1 min read

Japan to supply patrol boats to Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – Japan is to supply two patrol boats to Sri Lanka’s coast guard to strengthen its maritime su...

May 12, 2016 1 min read