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Transshipment volumes at Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo increase by 19.8%
BUSINESS

Transshipment volumes at Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo increase by 19.8%

Establishing a record in transshipment operations the Port of Colombo has witnessed the highest growth of 19.8% in transshipment container…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/07/2018
Significant increase in container handling operations at Colombo Port this year
BUSINESS

Significant increase in container handling operations at Colombo Port this year

Transshipments at Colombo Port up by 20.4 percent in January Cargo handling capacity of the Port of Colombo has increased…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/02/2018
Transshipments at Colombo Port up by 20.4-pct in January
BUSINESS

Transshipments at Colombo Port up by 20.4-pct in January

Transshipment operations at the Port of Colombo have shown a significant increase in January this year against last year amid…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/02/2018
Tough times as JKH profits dip
BUSINESSMain Story

Tough times as JKH profits dip

Diversified blue chip John Keells Holdings Plc (JKH) has suffered a 13% dip in pre-tax profit in the third quarter…

byFaraz Shauketaly31/01/2018
Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port handles six million TEU in 2017
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port handles six million TEU in 2017

Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo has handled its 6 millionth TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit) container on December 22. A special…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/12/201726/12/2017

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Port City – Have We Lost Sight Of the Goalposts?

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PTA Replacement Moves Forward – But the Devil Will Be In the New Law

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Has the Country Changed – Or Just the Government?

byTeam Independent 20/08/202620/08/2026
EDITORIAL

PORT CITY – HAVE WE LOST SIGHT OF THE GOALPOSTS?

bySienna De Silva 20/08/202620/08/2026
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NEWSLINE BY FARAZ 20.08.2026

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