Trade Links
June 27, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan freight forwarders have complained that the lack of Customs automation is a serious obstacle to improving efficiency of trade …
Shipping and Transport
Indian Trade
June 26, 2009 (LBO) - A contract to build a new container terminal in Sri Lanka's Colombo port, despite delays, will be awarded before the year-end, and the …
Circular Delay
June 15, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government has decided to call for fresh tenders for the Greater Colombo Urban Transport Development Project as previous …
Box Trade
June 08, 2009 (LBO) - A container terminal in Colombo port in which Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings (JKH) group has a big stake said volumes have recovered …
Below Par
June 06, 2009 (LBO) - Ships calling at Colombo port are still experiencing delays owing to problems in a new computerised terminal management system, shipping …
Port Bids
June 03, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government has extended for the second time the deadline for proposals from investors to build and operate a new …
Rough Seas
June 02, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Mercantile Shipping Company said it made a loss in the 2008-09 financial year during which it sold off old ships and firmed …
Box Bug
May 30, 2009 (LBO) - Ships calling at Colombo port are experiencing delays owing to teething problems in a new Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) computer system …
Fleet Fortunes
May 29, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka could make use of the global slump in shipping to rebuild its national merchant fleet as ships without work are now going cheap, …
Repair Returns
May 28, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan ship builder Colombo Dockyard said net profit for the March 2009 quarter shot up 112 percent to 519 million rupees from 245 …
Safe Harbour
May 25, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to lobby Lloyd's of London to remove a war risk tag on the country which kept insurance premiums high, following defeat …
Deck Hands
May 23, 2009 (LBO) –Sri Lanka’s ministry of port’s and aviation has signed an agreement with the government of Japan to recognize the …
Safe Anchorage
May 05, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is trying to position itself to attract the growing ship lay-up business triggered by the global economic slump and has …
Turntable
May 02, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run railway needs to charge higher fares and compete with road transport on a level playing field in order to avoid …
Terminal Bids
April 29, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Ports Authority has extended the deadline for bids for the first container terminal in the new South Port of Colombo, work …
Rail Freight
April 28, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run railway service has started a goods wagon repair workshop aimed at improving maintenance and more carriage of …
Fair Play
April 25, 2009 (LBO) - Bunker prices in Colombo port have fallen following a court verdict that ended an effective monopoly on ship fuel held by Sri Lanka's …
Fuel Mix
April 24, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will decide on whether to call proposals for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant after a study funded by Japan is …
Maritime Draw
April 23, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's ship registry, which governments have long promoted with little success, will get six brand new vessels belonging to a group …
Policy Breaks
April 22, 2009 (LBO) - Colombo Dockyard stands to benefit from several concessions being considered in the new draft Sri Lankan government shipping policy, …