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X-Press Pearl came to China run terminal, SLPA says rendered all assistance

No notice was given of an acid leak before arriving

May 28, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's SAGT orders more twin lift cranes STS cranes, raising capacity

Terminal is constrained by yard space, capping output

May 28, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka cleans up beaches, says X-Press Pearl did not inform of any acid leak

Two ports had denied permission to offload cargo, which caught fire off Colombo

May 28, 2021 2 min read

X-Press Pearl entered Hazira and Hamad ports before reaching Sri Lanka: owners

'The vessel underwent discharge and loading in both ports before continuing planned journey to Colombo'

May 27, 2021 2 min read
Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port says cruise calls rising

Over the year, 22 cruise ships had called at the port with 7,500 passengers.

Sri Lanka domestic containers up in October as economy recovers

Transshipment volumes down in October

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
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Hemas bags Evergreen Lines Sri Lanka agency

ECONOMYEXT - Hemas Maritime (Pvt) Ltd, a unit of listed Hemas group said it has been appointed the Evergreen Lines as it...

April 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Dockyard declares Rs1bn loss on cancelled order, lower prices

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard has declared a loss of a billion rupees in the December 2015 qu...

April 7, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka port lures new shipping service

ECONOMYNEXT – Colombo International Container Terminals Ltd. attracted a new shipping line, Interasia Lines Ltd. ...

April 4, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka sees cruise calls

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has seen 21 cruise liners call at Colombo and other ports in the first quarter of 2016, with 11 ...

April 4, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka eyes Chinese partners for Hambantota port, Mattala airport

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka is in talks to forge partnerships with Chinese firms to make Hambantota port and Mattala airport...

March 19, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shipping line to diversify business with new vessel

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s national carrier, Ceylon Shipping Corporation, aims to diversify business now th...

March 16, 2016 2 min read

China gets go-ahead for contentious Sri Lanka port city

Colombo (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Thursday granted permission for China to build a vast "port city" in the island...

March 11, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Dockyard renegotiates ship orders, delays accounts

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard said it was renegotiating orders for new ships with customers h...

March 3, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka probes loss of revenue from unused port weighbridge

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s ports and shipping minister Arjuna Ranatunga has ordered a probe into revenue lo...

March 3, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shippers told mis-declared cargo could disrupt supply chains

ECONOMYNEXT – The International Maritime Organisation has told Sri Lankan shippers supply chains could get disrup...

February 19, 2016 2 min read