Southeast Asian businesses are looking to China’s newly opened Pinglu Canal to reduce transport bottlenecks and provide direct access to markets deep inside the country, but officials and analysts warn that the
The story of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee in 1939 remains one of the most cited lessons in the law of neutrality. During her commerce-raiding mission in the South Atlantic
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by Durga Velayudham The Strait of Hormuz has once again emerged as the Rubicon in Donald Trump’s confrontation with Iran, a perilous threshold across which the contemporary superpower system appears increasingly inclined
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Following his participation in the “Transforming Transportation” Conference 2026.03, held on March 10–11 in Washington DC and organized by the World Bank team, Sri Lankan Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation Anura
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Operations at Sri Lanka’s key maritime hubs are under mounting pressure as shipping lines suspend services to the Gulf region amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, causing thousands of containers bound
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In the latest escalation of the crisis in the Middle East, Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz. According to Science Direct, Sri Lanka imports nearly all of its oil and gas,
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From a rusting oil tanker on an Indian beach to a seized ammunition-laden cargo ship in Senegal and illicit oil transfers off Malaysia, a pattern of maritime deception emerges, all tied to
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Dr. Mahinda Parakrama Dissanayake has been appointed as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), marking his third time leading the country’s premier port institution. A respected figure in Sri
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More than four years after the MV X-Press Pearl caught fire and sank off Sri Lanka’s western coast, the country is still struggling to turn a historic court ruling into tangible compensation.
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In the fjords of northern British Columbia, humpback whales execute one of nature’s most extraordinary cooperative hunting techniques: bubble-net feeding. A group of whales dives beneath a shoal of herring, with one
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Panama’s Supreme Court has ruled that a Hong Kong–based company’s long-standing contract to operate key ports at the Panama Canal violated the country’s constitution and did not serve the public interest, dealing
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Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Dr. Mahinda Parakrama Dissanayake as Presidential Advisor on Maritime, Ports and Logistics, strengthening the government’s focus on revitalising one of the country’s most strategically
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The Port of Colombo recorded its highest-ever annual container throughput in 2025, handling 8,291,178 TEUs and setting a new benchmark in its operational history. The achievement builds on a strong performance in
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Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, announced plans to resume navigation through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal as soon as conditions permit, CEO Vincent Clerc said on Tuesday. The
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor Between 2015 and 2025, the Mediterranean Shipping Company’s global rise unfolded alongside an accumulation of environmental crises, safety lapses, and governance failures that now define a decade
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Hambantota International Port (HIP) has reported a remarkable surge in cargo volumes, reaching over 6 million metric tons by September 2025, representing a 151 percent increase compared to the same period last
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