Pacific price rises rile lines
NewsMoves by two South Pacific nations, to substantially raise port and maritime charges and introduce new ones at short notice, have infuriated...
Fiji appoints port manager
NewsSri Lanka’s Aitken Spence has won a 15 year contract from the Fijian Government to manage the South Pacific nation’s two major ports, Su...
Fiji picks ports manager
NewsSri Lanka’s Aitken Spence has won a 15 year contract from the Fijian Government to manage the South Pacific nation’s two major ports, Su...
Work on Colombo box terminal to begin soon
NewsThree international bidders - China Harbour Engineering Corp, China State Engineering Corp and Britain's Boskalis International - have shown...
China Merchants moves into Colombo
NewsSri Lanka has finally awarded a US$450M contract to a consortium of China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) and local conglomerate Ait...
Further delay for Colombo project
NewsThe Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) fears a possible delay in completing the first container terminal at Colombo’s South Harbour developm...
Interest high in Colombo
NewsFourteen potential investors have shown interest in building and operating the first container terminal at Colombo’s South Harbour develop...
Fresh call for Colombo bids
NewsThe Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has called for fresh bids for the construction of a new container terminal at the Port of Colombo follo...
Colombo terminal mired in controversy
NewsGoing 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
NewsThe 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
NewsFive parties are reported to have submitted Expressions of Interest to build and operate a new container terminal at the Port of Colombo’s...