Yards 'choked with boxes' as congestion returns to Colombo
A nagging capacity strain at Sri Lanka’s Colombo port, which caused considerable congestion issues in ...
Source: ICG
The 2021 X-Press Pearl fire, reportedly the worst maritime disaster in Sri Lanka, has become controversial amid allegations of corruption in handling compensation claims under the previous government.
The island nation had a political leadership change in September, with left-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as its new president.
Containership X-Press Pearl, owned by Singapore-based X-Press Feeders, burned for almost two weeks before sinking off the Sri Lankan coast, sparking serious environmental concerns. The vessel was on its way from Hazira in India to ...
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