Sri Lanka
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Containers
Sri Lanka lodges $40m claim against X-Press Feeders
Sri Lankan authorities said over the weekend they will seek $40m in damages from the operator of the , a…
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Contributions
How the X-Press Pearl disaster could have been avoided
Shipping man and author, Carlos Luxul, questions why the X-Press Pearl was not allowed to offload a leaking box of…
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Prosectors probe deleted emails as X-Press Pearl court hearing gets underway
State prosecutors in Sri Lanka are accusing X-Press Feeders and its parent, Sea Consortium, of a cover-up as court proceedings…
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Sri Lanka braces for bunker tank breach as X-Press Pearl comes to rest in shallow waters
Sri Lankan authorities have reached out to India for urgent assistance with booms, skimmers and oil dispersants being readied in…
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Charred remains of the X-Press Pearl sinking off Colombo
With white smoke still billowing from its foredeck, the 2,700 teu , not yet four months old, started to sink…
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Sri Lanka readies to sue owners of the fire-struck X-Press Pearl
A criminal investigation is underway over the fire on the ship, with all crew set to be interviewed. Sri Lankan…
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Firefighting continues on ravaged X-Press Pearl as Sri Lanka assesses widespread environmental damage
Firefighting operations continued for a seventh day Thursday on the badly burnt 2,700 teu , with some hopeful signs in…
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X-Press Pearl was not allowed to offload leaking box in India and Qatar prior to Sri Lanka call
The burning ship at the centre of an environmental catastrophe off Sri Lanka was not allowed to offload boxes with…
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Explosion rocks X-Press Pearl, all crew evacuated as Sri Lanka prepares for the worst
The situation on the deteriorated dramatically today. The three-month old, 2,700 teu ship, carrying 25 tons of nitric acid, caught…
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Smit salvage team land to help out with X-Press Pearl blaze
A salvage team from Smit flew into Sri Lanka yesterday to help out in the ongoing blaze onboard the brand…
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Concerned Sri Lankan authorities demand blaze-hit boxship heads out to sea
Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) has instructed the master of the fire struck to move the ship from…
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Fire erupts on brand-new boxship carrying 25 tons of nitric acid off Sri Lanka
A fire erupted on the 2,743 teu yesterday afternoon off Colombo. The ship, which was carrying around 25 tons of…
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Tankers
Sri Lanka files $17.38m claim against Greek owner of New Diamond VLCC
Sri Lanka on Friday filed a claim for $17.38m with the Greek owner of a VLCC that caught fire and…
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Ports and Logistics
Sri Lanka scraps plans to develop terminal with Japan and India
Sri Lanka has scrapped an agreement with Japan and India to develop a deepsea container terminal in the capital. The…
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Operations
Sri Lanka’s offshore crew transit hub gains traction
A public-private partnership that has been approved by the Sri Lanka government to carry out crew changes through an offshore…
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Operations
Greek master cops $65,000 fine over New Diamond blaze
The Greek master of the badly burnt VLCC was fined $65,000 at Colombo’s High Court yesterday. The captain, Sterio Ilias,…
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Maritime CEO
Northshore Campus: How Sri Lanka can be a maritime training hub
Earlier this year Nalaka Jayakody was appointed vice chancellor and CEO at Northshore International Campus, a prestigious higher education institute…
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Tankers
Burnt New Diamond leaves Sri Lanka and heads to the UAE
Sri Lanka has allowed the burnt VLCC to leave the country and head to the Khorfakkan in the United Arab…
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Tankers
Fire ravaged New Diamond VLCC set to discharge cargo at Kandla port
The burnt VLCC will discharge its cargo at an offshore oil terminal at Kandla Port Trust rather than its intended…
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Operations
Sri Lanka to prosecute captain of burnt VLCC
Sri Lanka will seek at least RS340m ($1.9m) from the owner of the stricken VLCC for assistance given to the…
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