Port Call
June 04, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port has drawn about a billion US dollars in investments in a second call for investors, the state …
Shipping and Transport
Fire Fight
June 3, 2013 (LBO) – A fire at a general cargo warehouse at Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port which resulted in about 600 million rupees of damage appeared …
Road Finance
May 29, 2013 (LBO) – China Development Bank will help finance an expressway to Sri Lanka’s North, the government said, after visiting President …
Aftermath
May 27, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Ports Authority said operations at Colombo Port are as usual following a fire in the early hours of May 24. SLPA is …
Port Fire
May 24, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Ports Authority said a fire that broke out in a container freight station at Colombo Port has been brought under control …
Auto Woes
May 23, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Diesel and Motor Engineering Company Plc, has reported losses of 36 million rupees in the March 2013 quarter down …
Vehicle Trends
May 20, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s motor vehicle registrations have picked up slightly in April 2013 though still remaining far below levels seen …
Toot
May 15, 2013 (LBO) – Trains have begun operating on the segment of a 252 kilometre railway track system in Sri Lanka’s north rebuilt with Indian …
Foundation
May 08, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is tipped to need about 53 billion dollars over the next few years to develop vital infrastructure to propel economic …
Internationalism
May 8, 2013 (LBO) – Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Priyath Wickrama has been elected third vice president of Tokyo based International …
Ahoy
May 07, 2013 (LBO) – State-run Dredging Corporation of India has dredged Sri Lanka’s Kankasanthurai Habhour in the northern Jaffna peninsular, in a …
PPP
May 06, 2013 (LBO) –Sri Lanka is seeking private investments to build an expressway and port related services as the government gears to develop the next …
MegaPlan
May 03, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is positioned to be one of the pivotal ports of call in Asia with deepwater terminals that can serve mega vessels which …
Terminal
May 2, 2013 (LBO) – Colombo International Container Terminal Plc, (CICT) a unit of China Merchant Holdings (International) will begin discussions with …
Management
Apr 30, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence Plc said it had signed 15 year deal to manage ports in Fiji and will invest 10.5 million Fiji …
Showcase
Apr 28, 2013 (LBO) – A logistics conference and exhibition pushing Sri Lanka’s position as a maritime hub will be flagged off by the island’s …
Bus Loss
Apr 26, 2013 (LBO) – State-run Sri Lanka Transport Board’s losses rose 15.5 percent to 3.8 billion rupees in 2012 and the Treasury had given 3.6 …
Rolling
Apr 25, 2013 (LBO) – A 43 kilometre stretch of Sri Lanka’s Northern Railway line has been re-built to allow trains to be run up to a speed of 120 …
Racing Bikes
Apr 21, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has allowed high powered motorbikes with engines of over 1,000 cubic centimeters to come in with a payment of 25,000 …
Maritime Confab
Apr 20, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will host a regional port conference and exhibition in May, showcasing the island’s rapid advancement as South …