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Exclusive image shows MSC Daniela fire damage
Splash has been sent an image of the burnt taken today which clearly shows the damage to many containers onboard.…
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Burnt boxes on MSC Daniela still too hot to handle 9 days after blaze
Nine days after a blaze broke out in the aft section of the 13,800 teu firefighters are still having to…
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Fire extinguished on giant MSC boxship off Colombo
A fire that raged for 20 hours on the 14,000 teu was finally extinguished yesterday morning, but the crew, who…
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14,000 teu MSC vessel on fire off Colombo
The Indian navy has been drafted in to help Sri Lankan authorities fight a huge fire that erupted late last…
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Colombo Dockyard eyes wind installation sector
Amid a severe ordering drought, Sri Lanka’s only shipbuilder is having to seek alternative revenue streams. Colombo Dockyard, which received…
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Laugfs Maritime Services acquires third LPG carrier
Laugfs Maritime Services, the shipping division of Sri Lanka’s Laugfs Gas, has acquired an LPG carrier. The 1998-built 3,500-cbm was…
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Striking Sri Lankan dockworkers fired upon
Sri Lankan naval troops fired warning shots on Saturday to break up a protest by striking dock workers who had…
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Seafarer dies falling from ladder
The chief officer of a tanker died yesterday when he fell into the sea while descending a ladder. The accident…
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Change of direction for Sri Lanka Shipping
Sri Lanka Shipping Co has outlined a new business strategy ditching bunkering and port agency businesses in favour of other…
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Call to move shipping lane further south from Sri Lanka to save whales falls on deaf ears
Efforts by a non-government organisation (NGO) to get containerlines to slow down when transiting south Sri Lanka and to transit…
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Colombo Dockyard: Length of the downturn hurting all yards
Colombo: The sheer length of the shipping downturn has brought many shipyards to the limits of their balance sheets and…
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Call to move Sri Lankan shipping channel south to save whales
Colombo: A non-government organisation (NGO) has called for containerlines to slow down when transiting south Sri Lanka and to transit…
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First section of Colombo Port’s South Harbour thrown open
Colombo: The 400-metre long first section of the East Terminal at Colombo Port’s South Harbour was thrown open by Minister…
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Scandal over new container terminal at Hambantota
Colombo: The Sri Lankan shipping industry is aghast at the news that not a single shipping line has as yet…
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Colombo Port City Project criticised at People’s Tribunal; resumption doubtful
Colombo: Environmentalists and members of the general public have panned the controversial China-funded Colombo Port City Project (CPCP) as one…
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People’s Tribunal to debate reality of Colombo Port City Project
Colombo: Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has organised a People’s Tribunal in order to ascertain the reality and truth behind…
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Former Sri Lankan President Rajapakse’s ‘extravagant’ port projects questioned
Colombo: Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse, who was voted out of office in January this year, is being confronted…
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Fresh trouble for stalled Colombo Port City project
Colombo: The stalled Colombo Port City project has run into fresh trouble, with Sri Lanka’s Civil Aviation Authority pointing out…
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CCCC sustains massive losses in suspended Colombo Port City project
Colombo: The suspension of all ongoing work at the Colombo Port City project, following the Sri Lankan government’s official communication…
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Ranatunga plays sweep shot at Colombo port
Colombo: A proper junk clearing mechanism is to be introduced at Colombo Port with the aim of converting it into…
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