Introducing new types of visas for Colombo Port City
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal presented by the Minister of Public Security to take necessary steps to introduce several visa categories for …
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Uber turns Seven in Sri Lanka, Covers over 555 million km in Trips
Uber completed seven years of operations in Sri Lanka and shared some interesting numbers as it touched a new milestone. In its seven years of operations, Uber …
Ajlan and Bros Holding Group to Jointly Develop Port City Colombo with CHEC as Strategic Partner
Ajlan and Bros Holding Group (or Ajlan in short) is one of the largest comprehensive conglomerate holding group in the Middle East, Ajlan has established its …
Advantis Projects speeds ahead with delivery of SL’s largest tunnel boring machines
Sri Lanka’s undisputed leader in project logistics and heavy cargo transportation, Advantis Projects, a subsidiary of Hayleys Advantis Limited, is swiftly …
Hambantota International Port surpasses half a million mark of RORO cargo
Hambantota International Port reached the milestone of handling 500,000 RORO cargo units in 2022 this November, with the discharging of 4302 units from Hyundai …
Sinopec to Import and Market Sri Lanka Products at 27,000 Outlets
Sinopec, the giant oil company with over 27,000 service stations in China, entered into an agreement with the Beijing Sri Road Connection Trade Company Limited …
Hapag Lloyd Lanka & Aitken Spence Travels boost tourism through luxury cruise Mein Schiff 5
Boosting the revival of the tourism industry in Sri Lanka, Hapag Lloyd Lanka ushers in super luxury cruise ‘Mein Schiff 5’ on the 29th of November at the …
Construction of Colombo Port’s West Container Terminal kicks off
Construction of the Colombo Port's Western Container Terminal (WCT) ceremonially commenced on Wednesday as a public-private partnership. Adani Ports partners …
CICT named best container terminal of its capacity in Asia for 6th successive year
Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has been crowned the Best Container Terminal in Asia in the Under 4 million TEUs category for the sixth …
Groundbreaking ceremony for INSEE Warehouse at Hambantota Port Industrial Park
INSEE Cement, Sri Lanka’s leading cement manufacturer, began construction of their mega capacity warehouse within the industrial park in Hambantota …
U.S. partners with David Pieris Motor Company to boost electric mobility in Sri Lanka
The U.S. government, through its development agency, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is committed to accelerating clean energy to drive …
Colombo Port City Economic Commission 2nd Biannual Progress Report
This report covers the activities of the Colombo Port City project from January to June 2022, shared by the Colombo Port City Economic Commission …
Dutch Lanka Trailers exported new trailers to Australia from HIP
Locally manufactured trailers were exported to Australia from Hambantota International Port (HIP) on the RORO vessel ‘Atlas Leader’ which called at the …
DIMO together with Kalmar uplifts Sri Lanka’s port and inland container terminal operations
DIMO, a leading diversified conglomerate in Sri Lanka, and Kalmar, a global industry forerunner in port and inland container terminal automation and in …
Port City Colombo to represent Sri Lanka at World Cities Summit 2022
CHEC Port City Colombo is representing Sri Lanka at the World Cities Summit 2022 to be held at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore from the 31st of July to the 3rd …
Business as usual at Hambantota Port despite current fuel crisis in Sri Lanka
Operations at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) from port services, marine services, energy hub, Port Industrial Park and Integrated logistics are …
Troubled Transportation: Lessons for Colombo from Manila, Bangkok and Hong Kong
One of the most critical implications of Sri Lanka’s current economic crisis is the hard hit on the transport sector. The foreign exchange shortage has made …
Towards a Developed Urban Transportation System: Lessons for Sri Lanka
A new publication from the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) calls for a legally binding master plan for public transportation in Sri Lanka, …
Newly arrived cranes at HIP to be used for raw material discharge for Lanwa Cement Factory
Two brand new Chinese manufactured cranes will be fitted at berth number 6 of Hambantota International Port (HIP). The shore cranes, shipped by barge from the …
Hambantota Port achieves Record numbers for transshipment
Hambantota International Port (HIP) recently handled the largest RORO shipment of 2022 to date. M.V. Glovis Champion carrying 8,147 vehicles and 18 HH …