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Logistics delegation from HDG to be in Sri Lanka from Dec 20-24
Logistics delegation to visit Sri Lanka
We are focusing on developing Galle Port as a hub for tourism
Delegation met with Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chair Laura DiBella and the commission’s legal team.
Development plan was discussed during a pre-budget meeting
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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PM seeks employment opportunities for Sri Lankans with shipping companies.
India to reduce charges and costs by Rs25mn a month
New ship-to-shore cranes at the ports East Container Terminal can further boost volumes
Cook Islands-flagged tanker had been caught in heavy storms
"We plan on getting cargo information 48 hours before the departure of the ship from the foreign port,"
The boxes arrived from Rotterdam and will be taken to Dubai
Kankasanthurai Port has acquired 23 acres and 12 perches of land belonging to Cement Corporation at 52 million rupees
Up to February 2024, transshipment volumes were up 27.2 percent
The port’s plans to commence its first phase of container operations was also discussed
"Colombo port will become a hub, a new developed port with financial instruments that could cater to new demands"
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