Hambantota under way

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Two Chinese companies, China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd and Syno Hydro Corporation Ltd, have signed an agreement with the Sri Lanka Por...

Colombo gets loan for South Harbour

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Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide Sri Lanka with a US$225M loan to part-finance the construction of the longawaited Sou...

Colombo boost

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The Sri Lankan government plans to build new facilities at the Port of Colombo to allow it to handle 4 mill TEU a year, according to D Ariya...

More Colombo terminals

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Sri Lanka has approved plans to build four more container terminals at Colombo to increase annual handling capacity from 2.5 mill TEU to 12 ...

Raising the stakes for hub port status

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Transhipment cargo is notoriously “fickle” but several new terminals backed by global port operators are set to make the fight for trans...

Colombo planning expansion

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Sri Lanka’s Export Development Board is planning a US$4 bill expansion of Colombo port because current container handling capacity has rea...

Big plans in Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka is trying to attract investors to build a new basin and 10 container berths at the Port of Colombo to transform it into a hub port...

SAGT in rate row

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After losing around 230,000 TEUto P&O Ports' South Asia Gateway Terminal (SAGT) last year, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is using rat...

Sri Lanka seeks terminal partner

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The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SPLA) plans to seek an alliance with an international terminal operator to revive the sagging fortunes of Col...

Marseilles for Hambantota

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The Marseilles Port Authority (PAM) has registered a strong interest in helping to develop the proposed new deepwater port of Hambantota in ...

SAGT throughput up

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South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), the Colombo, Sri Lanka container terminal operator managed by P&O Ports, reports a 22 per cent increase...

Keeping Colombo in the game

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Sri Lanka's main port faces a number of stiff challenges to its status as a container hub port for South Asia...

SAGT steaming ahead

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South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), the P&O Ports-backed operation in Sri Lanka, reports "steady progress" in vessel operations and redevel...

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