Category: Shipping and Transport

A Cabinet paper to clear India’s Telemetro Rail Corp., (TRC) to carry out a feasibility study on a proposed light transit rail is due before policy makers shortly. Western Region Development Ministry says its is working with the Highways Ministry and the Ministry of Transport to draft the Cabinet paper to clear TRC to carry […]

SriLankan Airlines inked a collective bargaining pact with its cabin crew endings months of hard bargaining, which included a lightening strike in May.SriLankan Airlines inked a collective bargaining pact with its cabin crew endings months of hard bargaining, which included a lightening strike in May. The national carrier’s 650 strong unionised cabin crew, took just […]

Rising profits from passenger sales, catering, ground handling and an accounting standards change helped SriLankan Airlines buck the international trend and show a 75 percent profit jump last year.Rising profits from passenger sales, catering, ground handling and an accounting standards change helped SriLankan Airlines buck the international trend and show a 75 percent profit jump […]

Sri Lanka has been given extra landing rights to Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, under the recently concluded bilateral talks.Sri Lanka has been given extra landing rights to Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, under the recently concluded bilateral talks. Under the new terms, the UAE has allowed 45 passenger frequencies per week to […]

Sri Lanka has been given extra landing rights to Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, under the recently concluded bilateral talks.Sri Lanka has been given extra landing rights to Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, under the recently concluded bilateral talks. Under the new terms, the UAE has allowed 45 passenger frequencies per week to […]

Sri Lanka has opted to set up a common air-sea cargo facility, with an initial proposal on the project due in November.Sri Lanka has opted to set up a common air-sea cargo facility, with an initial proposal on the project due in November. Minister of Ports and Aviation Mangala Samaraweera told Lanka Business Online that […]

Traffic at the High Level and Kohuwala junctions in Nugegoda will fly over from 2007, with the Cabinet approving a Rs.600 mn project. Traffic at the High Level and Kohuwala junctions in Nugegoda will fly over from 2007, with the Cabinet approving a Rs. 600 mn project. The three year fly over project is one […]

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will divert US$ 100 million of a US$ 570 aid package approved for Sri Lanka, to construct a breakwater in the proposed Colombo South Harbor.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will divert US$ 100 million of a US$ 570 aid package approved for Sri Lanka, to construct a breakwater in the […]

SriLankan Airlines is raising fares by five percent from October 1, as twin effects of a falling rupee and rising oil prices chips away profits. SriLankan Airlines is raising fares by five percent from October 1, as twin effects of a falling rupee and rising oil prices chips away profits. The national carrier got Civil […]

The Railway Department will begin overhauling 100 km of the islands dilapidated rail track this month at a cost of over Rs 374 mn.The Railway Department will begin overhauling 100 km of the islands dilapidated rail track this month at a cost of over Rs 374 mn. “We have already started transporting concrete sleepers to […]

The Hayleys Group plans to acquire a few more ships in the coming months as it sees opportunities to expand its transport unit.The Hayleys Group plans to acquire a few more ships in the coming months as it sees opportunities to expand its transport unit. Hayleys, one of Sri Lanka’s largest conglomerates, has interests in […]

SriLankan Airlines says it will need a fuel surcharge of about US$ 5 on a one-way ticket if it is to cover fuel costs soaring through the roof. SriLankan Airlines says it will need a fuel surcharge of about US$ 5 on a one-way ticket if it is to cover fuel costs soaring through the […]