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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...