Category: Shipping and Transport

Sri Lankan ship agents want a cut in empty container handling tariffs, currently costing between US$ 40 to US$ 50 per 20 foot box.Sri Lankan ship agents want a cut in empty container handling tariffs, currently costing between US$ 40 to US$ 50 per 20 foot box. Agents say close to 100,000 twenty foot containers […]

Japan on Friday gave close to US$ 10 million to Sri Lanka to construct a bridge across the Mahaweli River – a link on the A-11 road, which is a key access route to the east coast.Japan on Friday gave close to US$ 10 million to Sri Lanka to construct a bridge across the Mahaweli […]

European truce monitors in Sri Lanka have warned that the “air assets” of separatist Tamil Tiger rebels could re-ignite war on the island and destabilise security in South Asia.European truce monitors in Sri Lanka have warned that the “air assets” of separatist Tamil Tiger rebels could re-ignite war on the island and destabilise security in […]

Shippers and ship agents say a lack of commitment from consecutive governments is eroding Sri Lanka’s advantages in the maritime business. Shippers and ship agents say a lack of commitment from consecutive governments is eroding Sri Lanka’s advantages in the maritime business. A Ceylon Chamber of Commerce forum on port development and its impact on […]

Sri Lanka’s aviation regulator is to pick two of nine contenders including Jetwing Travels, to fly alongside national carrier SriLankan Airlines on international routes.Sri Lanka’s aviation regulator is to pick two of nine contenders including Jetwing Travels, to fly alongside national carrier SriLankan Airlines on international routes. The country’s aviation apex body called for Expressions […]

Malaysia’s successful budget carrier AirAsia, is in early talks with Sri Lanka’s aviation authorities as it eyes Colombo for its next regional expansion.Malaysia’s successful budget carrier AirAsia, is in early talks with Sri Lanka’s aviation authorities as it eyes Colombo for its next regional expansion. “We are at very early stages. We have just started […]

Sri Lanka is set to allow local private airlines to operate international flights using air service agreements the government enjoys with other countries, the aviation minister said Thursday.Sri Lanka is set to allow local private airlines to operate international flights using air service agreements the government enjoys with other countries, the aviation minister said Thursday. […]

Sri Lanka will build a bunkering port in the island’s remote southern tip to service international shipping, the ports and aviation minister said Thursday.Sri Lanka will build a bunkering port in the island’s remote southern tip to service international shipping, the ports and aviation minister said Thursday. Minister Mangala Samaraweera said the government was determined […]

Sri Lanka Ports Authority is considering a dollar bond issue this year to fund the initial phase of the proposed Colombo South harbour project.Sri Lanka Ports Authority is considering a dollar bond issue this year to fund the initial phase of the proposed Colombo South harbour project. The port needs to raise over US$ 200 […]

National carrier SriLankan Airlines is hoping international jet fuel prices will cool off this month as it launches thrice weekly services to Beijing China from June 15.National carrier SriLankan Airlines is hoping international jet fuel prices will cool off this month as it launches thrice weekly services to Beijing China from June 15. Fuel accounts […]

The US to do feasibility for Sri Lanka’s second international airport located in the South of the island, says Minister of Ports and Aviation Mangala Samaraweera.The US to do feasibility for Sri Lanka’s second international airport located in the South of the island, says Minister of Ports and Aviation Mangala Samaraweera. “The US Trade and […]

Sri Lanka is in talks with Chine to fund a US$ 90 mn tank farm in Hambantota – the first phase of a proposed mega port development in the South of the island. Sri Lanka is in talks with Chine to fund a US$ 90 mn tank farm in Hambantota – the first phase of […]