Cure for Colombo congestion

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Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) will build a cargo village near the Port of Colombo to hold export containers in a bid to reduce congestion...

Sole bid for Colombo

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The global economic downturn would appear to have dampened interest in the concession to build a new container terminal at the Sri Lankan po...

Colombo deadline extended

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Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has extended the deadline for submitting proposals to build the first container terminal at the Port of Col...

Interest high in Colombo

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Fourteen potential investors have shown interest in building and operating the first container terminal at Colombo’s South Harbour develop...

Colombo in demand

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A fresh call for bids to build a new container terminal at Colombo has drawn the interest of some of the world’s top port operators and sh...

Fresh call for Colombo bids

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The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has called for fresh bids for the construction of a new container terminal at the Port of Colombo follo...

More needed in Colombo

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Sri Lanka’s Colombo port needs to move fast to build new deepwater container terminals if it is to remain competitive, according to Amal R...

Sri Lanka to invite new bids for Colombo

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The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) hopes to call fresh bids in October to build a US$400M container terminal - the first of four planned f...

Hyundai bags Colombo deal

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South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering and Construction has won the US$377M contract to build a seawall and carry out dredging works to expand ...

Colombo terminal mired in controversy

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Going against the recommendations of two government committees, Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) seems determined to award the US$400M Colom...

Battle lines drawn in Colombo

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The government of Sri Lanka is evaluating five bids to build and operate a 2.4M TEU/year container terminal at Colombo’s South Harbour dev...

…five in for Colombo

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Five parties are reported to have submitted Expressions of Interest to build and operate a new container terminal at the Port of Colombo’s...

Hambantota work starts…

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The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has started building a multi-purpose port at Hambantota on the country’s south west coast with Chines...

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