Notable
Port navigating a shift in cargo dynamics with overall container throughput increasing 11 to 15 across all terminals
Significant portion of terminal's volume is linked to the Indian market, where APSEZ operates a network of 15 ports
To purchase new STS cranes
HIP handled 8.24 million metric tonnes of cargo in 2025, up 175 percent from 3.0 million metric tonnes
The port currently houses “more than 50,000 vehicles (both transhipment and local imports)
The 70 ton Bollard Pull (BP) Twin Azimuth Stern Drive type port tugs are for the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.
Planning more productivity boosting investments
As part of its seaside strategy, the port is entering the relay cargo market
Cruise ships coming from India decline in 2024
Firms in the industrial zone will be able to use the container terminal in the Hambantota Port
Officials should work towards early recommencement of the passenger ferry service between Rameshwaram and Talaimannar
."We have withdrawn our request for financing from the DFC."
First logistics centre in Bloemandhal location to be advertised next year
The terminals expected to take capacity to 15mn TEUs by 2026
Public feedback invited on environmental impact assessment report on land reclamation for Galle habour development proje
The port has spent 41 million dollars on 4 new quay cranes and 13 rubber tyred gantry cranes
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| CSE All Share | 19,927.30 | -0.28% |
| Turnover Rs | 1457.79 million | 1193.67 million |
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| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
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| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
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Expects operations to start in 2025
High-end and heavy vehicles rise
SeaLead launches liner service in partnership with Sri Lanka Ports Authority
The Colombo Plan, a regional inter-governmental organization with 28 countries is helping build capacity at Ports Author
Kerawalapitiya Customs Inspection Operation Center project designed to ensure health, safety, efficiency of all parties
Shipping minister calls for investigation to the fire
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
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