Cruising South
The first phase of the Colombo-Matara Highway kicked off today with the contract handed over to Japanese based construction company, Kumagai-Gumi.The first …
Shipping and Transport
Next Halt
The last day to submit expressions of interest for the 39 percent stake in the remaining seven bus companies have been put off till January 10, 2003. The …
Kandy Link
Bids to construct the Colombo Kandy expressway closed Monday, with thirteen parties expressing interest for the project.Early December, the Board of Investment …
Staying Afloat
The Colombo South Harbour project will set sail in January 2003 when consultants to draw detailed engineering plans are appointed. Sri Lanka Ports Authority …
Next Halt
The government is offering state guarantees to raise funds for working capital and investments, subject to preset conditions as an added incentive to bidders …
Close Watch
Colombo Dockyard appointed safety supervisors to improve working conditions in its docks. The company, which is seeking new opportunities in boat building and …
Setting Sail
Colombo Dockyards heeding to the call of peace is setting sail in search of new business, looking at more challenging assignments. The company is already in …
Double Growth
The results, for the six months to Sept. 30 2002, again shows Emirates bucking current trends affecting the airline industry, with an operating revenue of Dhs …
Czechs are here
The first European airline to come into the country since the peace process, started operations this week. The Czech Republic national carrier, Czech Airlines …
Six In One Blow
Six cluster bus companies made it thorough the stock exchange as scheduled on Thursday, all picked up by the British led consortium of IBIS Transport …
Fly Over
Czech Airlines made their formal entry into Sri Lanka today - the new air bridge linking Colombo and Prague via Dubai with a window into Europe and the Far …
Two Proposals
Two parties had expressed interest to invest in some of the thirteen bus companies the government wants to privatise.The evaluation of the bids are underway …
Setting Standards
Sri Lanka will join the fleet of countries that have adopted the World Trade Organisations agreement to standardise customs valuation procedures. Customs …
Bridging The Gap
For centuries people of India and Sri Lanka have used the Palk Strait as a channel of transportation of goods and services. The economies of the two landmasses …
Single Lane
Malaysian based Road Builder Holdings has become the sole contender to finance and manage the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway.Work on the US$ 130 mn highway has …
JCT doing well
Container-traffic at the Colombo Port jumped by a mammoth twenty three percent in September, bucking an export growth trend.The Ports authority says the …
Snail Road
The government plans to award the contract to build the Colombo-Matara superhighway later this month, top officials said.Transport Minister Tilak Marapane says …
Air Pocket
Under the airport expansion plan covering some 700 acres, the two runways will have to be constructed leaving a 1.8 km distance. The distance is necessary to …
High Roads
Officials say a breakthrough in discussions with the Board of Infrastructure Investment (BII) is imminent, with the deal being finalised as early next week. …
Stop Smoking
Private sector assistance is being sought for a nation wide motor vehicle emission reduction programme that will get off ground in January next year.In a …