The luxury cruise ship, Costa Victoria, Victoria-class cruise ship owned and operated by Costa Crociere, called at the Colombo Port in Sri Lanka, Today, 5 November […]
Luxury cruise ship ‘Costa Victoria’ calls at Colombo Port
Global maritime trade suffers from trade tensions – UN Report
The report notes that the industry’s operating landscape appears to have shifted to a new paradigm contrasting with the reality of over a decade ago. Maritime […]
Trincomalee Port Set To Double Its Capacity With Night Navigation And 24-Hour Operations
Night navigation was installed at the Trincomalee harbor with the assistance of Japan, a long-standing strategic partner of Sri Lanka. Japan helped the project with JPY […]
Soaring high as an engineering feat and beacon of spirituality
When the idea for this stupa- the Sri Sambodhi- was mooted, there were several stipulations. by Yomal Senerath-Yapa One of Colombo’s least visited landmarks the Sri […]
UNCTAD maritime transport report singles out lower growth, shifting trade, and environmental pressures
UNCTAD expects international maritime trade to expand at an average annual growth rate of 3.4% over the 2019-2024 period, driven in particular by growth in containerized, […]
Protecting maritime communications
The use of spectrum allocated to existing (and future) maritime services must, therefore, be safeguarded. Terrestrial and satellite radiocommunications are essential for routine communications and navigation and […]
Sulphur 2020: stakeholders prepare for a sea change
From 1 January 2020, the “IMO 2020” rule means that the limit for sulphur in fuel oil used on board ships operating outside designated emission control […]
Global maritime industry at crossroads: Minister
Ports, Shipping and Southern Development Minister Sagala Ratnayaka last week said the global maritime industry has been pushed into unchartered waters to meet its challenges head-on, […]
World Maritime Day 2019 is today
On 26 September, IMO and the global maritime community celebrate the annual World Maritime Day, under the theme “Empowering Women in the Maritime Community”. “Gender equality […]
SLPA must keep a controlling stake in ECT – Minister
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) must keep a controlling stake in East Container Terminal (ECT) to ensure it runs a deep-water facility in the Port […]