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The growing threat of the diversion of transshipment business to India has come closer to becoming a reality as the Vizhinjam Port in Kerala is set to ensure vessels reroute with no stops in Colombo.
The Deputy Minister said the port authorities were working out modalities to deal with the increased business opportunities under the current circumstances. Transhipment at Sri Lanka’s Colombo ...
and the East Container Terminal of the Colombo Port last night has resulted in an estimated loss of at least Rs. 300 million, a senior official of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said.
Deputy Minister Ruwan Kodituwakku has confirmed that operations at the Colombo Port have intensified in response to the ...
The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between Port Louis and Colombo. Load Map What is the travel distance between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Port Louis, Mauritius? How many ...
Two Chinese projects—the proposed Sinopec oil refinery in Hambantota and a logistics centre at the Colombo Port—are still stuck in the pipeline, largely over benefits such as sweeping tax concessions ...
A discussion was held under the patronage of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Bimal Ratnayake recently ...
Given South Asian interstate relations, Indian foreign policy, and Sri Lanka’s efforts for strategic autonomy post-independence, Colombo’s ... enhancing port efficiency, investing in renewable ...
It was also conveyed to Colombo ... Sri Lanka World War II — era strategic oil tank farms in Trincomalee. Apart from Trincomalee, New Delhi is also keeping a close eye on another strategic port ...
ECONOMYNEXT – Beautemps-Beaupré, a French Navy ship, has arrived at Colombo Port on a goodwill visit, Sri Lanka’s Navy said. The 80.65m long hydrographic vessel commanded by Commander Bertheau Dimitri ...
ECONOMYNEXT – The United States has provided $500,000 worth new radiation detection equipment to Sri Lanka’s main Colombo port West Container Terminal, the U.S. Embassy said. Julie Chung, U.S.
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung commissioned new radiation detection equipment at Port of Colombo on Friday, March 28, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security ...