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Sri Lankan government invests US$132 million in port development

Container News Team - February 20, 2023 0

The Sri Lankan government will spend around US$132 million on port development projects, as stated by the minister of ports, shipping, and aviation Nimal...

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MSC America, first vessel under port promotion programme calls Colombo

Ioanna Kontos - February 12, 2023 0

MSC America, the first container vessel under the business promotion programme to bring new services to the Port of Colombo (POC), arrived on 7...

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Sri Lanka box terminal introduces new trucks for inter-terminal transfers

Ioanna Kontos - January 16, 2023 0

South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), Sri Lanka’s first Public Private Partnership Container Terminal, has announced new port equipment, including 30 new prime movers and...

Major box carriers to raise peak-season levy for India-US trades

Container News Team - July 20, 2022 0

After a brief gap that has seen some signs of freight rate softening and corrections, container lines actively operating on India-US trades are looking...

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Colombo Port sees modest growth in transshipment boxes despite Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

Container News Team - April 25, 2022 0

The Port of Colombo attained a handsome growth in handling transshipment containers in March although Sri Lanka's major port saw severe congestion while the...

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Colombo delays lead Hapag-Lloyd to suspend bookings from Europe to India

Antonis Karamalegkos - February 25, 2022 0

The current backlog in transshipment cargo from the port of Colombo in Sri Lanka to Visakhapatnam, India will be causing delays that are expected...

World’s largest container vessel calls at Colombo port

Container News Team - October 8, 2021 0

The largest container vessel in the world, the 24,000TEU class Ever Ace has made its inaugural call at the Port of Colombo, docking at...

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SLPA signs US$700 million deal for new container terminal in Colombo

Container News Team - October 4, 2021 0

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) have signed a 35-year agreement to jointly develop the Colombo West...

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Navis changes hands while its TOS attracts new entries

Container News Team - July 5, 2021 0

The California-based technology investment firm, Accel-KKR has completed the acquisition of Navis LLC with all business units and employees transferred by the end of 2021. The...

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Adani Ports signs LoI to develop Colombo’s WCT

n.savvides - March 22, 2021 0

Adani Ports & SEZ announced it has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Sri Lankan government to develop and operate the strategic...

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