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SeaLead launches new liner service with Sri Lanka Ports Authority

SeaLead Shipping officially inaugurated its new direct liner service in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) on 2 October at Sri Lanka's...

Maersk Edmonton marks debut call at Sri Lanka’s East Container Terminal

On 5 April 2024, Maersk Edmonton, a vessel operating within West Africa Xpress Service (WAX Service) of Maersk and CMA CGM, made its inaugural...

Sri Lanka Ports Authority orders US$280 million cranes from China

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is set to receive twelve state-of-the-art STS Gantry cranes and forty ARMG cranes from China, totalling US$282 million...

Shipping agents threaten to stop carrying cargoes to and from Sri Lanka

Shipping agents in Sri Lanka have warned that shipping lines could stop accepting import and export cargo to and from Sri Lanka as they...

Colombo port workers return to work after 23 hours

Workers at Colombo port returned to work on Wednesday (11 May) afternoon after enforcing strikes for 23 hours since Tuesday (10 May) evening. The Sri...

Sri Lanka to collect shipping payments only in US dollars, aims to exceed US$100 million/year in revenue

Sri Lanka's newly appointed Cabinet Minister Ports and Shipping Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon has decided to encourage shipping lines to pay Sri Lanka Ports...

Second phase of Colombo East Container Terminal construction begins

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa have announced the start of construction works for the second phase of the East...

SLPA looks for US$325 million funds to proceed with East Container Terminal project

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is looking for US$325 million funds to make its newly built East Container Terminal (ECT) operational. The SLPA has...

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

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...

X-Press Pearl owners confirm no sign of pollution from the sinking vessel

X-Press Feeders, the operator of the sinking container ship X-Press Pearl, said there are "no signs of debris and no reports of oil pollution...
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