Sri Lanka will use sand nourishment to shore up defences against sea erosion in Marawila, a fishing and tourism area north of the island’s… (lankabusinessonline) Source: lankabusinessonline, December 23, 2011;
The Lanka India Oil Company (Lanka IOC) plans to upgrade its Trincomalee terminal at an investment of US $ 300 million over the next three to four years. “We are continuously upgrading the Trincomalee terminal and will be looking at investing Rs 200 to 300 million for the next year to upgrade infrastructure facilities. We [...]
The opening ceremony of Colombo Port Southern Container Terminal Project undertaken by CHEC was held on December 16,2011. The ceremony was attended by Mahinda Rajapaksa as the President of Sri Lanka, Yang Xiuping as Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Chen Yusheng as Vice President of CCCC, Sun Ziyu as Chief Engineer of CCCC and President [...]
The construction of the Colombo Port’s third container terminal is scheduled to be completed and operative by 2016. The US $ 500 million project will be undertaken in three stages, with the first stage expected to be completed by 2013. Perceived as a PPP venture, the expansion will increase the number of liners calling the [...]
Sri Lanka Ports Authority will invite more port related industries at Hambantota in the island’s south this month, after a first round … (portnews) Source: portnews, December 6, 2011;
Chinese contractors building a new port in southern Sri Lanka have finished blasting and clearing a rock blocking the entrance channel whose… (lankabusinessonline) Source: lankabusinessonline, November 30, 2011; Image: gov
The Government of India will work to expedite the process of giving sanction to remove the additional four wrecks at the Kankesanthurai … By R. K. Radhakrishnan (thehindu) Source: thehindu, October 10, 2011;
The Board of Investment and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority have signed an agreement with Colombo International Container Terminals Limited to… By Hemanthi Guruge (dailynews) Source: dailynews, September 23, 2011;
The Fisheries Ministry had called for explanations from two top officials of the Ceylon Fisheries Corporation (CFC) who were allegedly… By Kelum Bandara (dailymirror) Source: dailymirror, September 15, 2011
Secretary Defence Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa visited Jaffna Peninsula to have glimpse into lives of Jaffna people and to find ground facts on po… (defence) Source: defence, August 26, 2011;
