September 9, 2020
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7min
2nd of September 2020 Eventus international, the leading tertiary packaging solution provider in Sri Lanka reaches its 10-year milestone with the unwavering support of its dedicated employees and loyal clients.  Started in 2010 as a private limited company as a flexitanks solution provider Eventus International has come a long way since the company’s inception. Even […]

September 9, 2020
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3min
EFL Global Freeport (Pvt) Ltd, a member of Expolanka Holdings PLC, a leading logistics conglomerate in Sri Lanka has recently reached two key milestones of being recognized for their superior process discipline by winning a Merit Award at the Taiki Akimoto 5S Awards as well as being inducted in to being a Member of the […]

August 26, 2020
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5min
Leverages long-standing relationships with international carriers to ship exports Leading integrated global logistics solutions provider, Expolanka Freight (EFL) announced the successful completion of two shipments of general and perishable goods out of Mattala Rajapakse International Airport (MRIA) utilising converted incoming passenger repatriation flights last week. Given the company’s role as the first to move cargo […]

July 27, 2020
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3min
Emirates SkyCargo has facilitated the movement of essential commodities and other supplies for individual consumers and businesses across the world by operating more than 10,000 cargo flights to destinations across six continents. The flights were a mix of scheduled, ad-hoc and charter operations. Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo said: “As a customer […]

July 23, 2020
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3min
The first bulk crew changes after the lockdown were carried out at the Hambantota International Port (HIP), keeping to best practices and strict health and safety standards. A charter flight from Russia, carrying crew for the tanker ‘SCF SAYAN’ berthed at HIP, arrived at Mattala Airport recently, and transfers were made directly from the airport […]

July 7, 2020
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3min
Emirates SkyCargo will be operating scheduled cargo flights to 100 destinations across six continents during the month of July 2020. Some of the new cities added to the air cargo carrier’s network include Accra, Algiers, Athens, Fort Lauderdale, Glasgow, Larnaca, Los Angeles, Male, Moscow (SVO), Phnom Penh, Rome, Santiago, Sialkot and Tunis. Emirates SkyCargo’s network […]

July 6, 2020
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3min
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a five-member Committee to examine and report on the concerns regarding the development of Jaya Container Terminal (JCT) and East Container Terminal (ECT) of the Colombo Port. The Committee is headed by Secretary to the Ministry of Ports and Shipping, M.M.P.K. Mayadunne. Secretary to the Ministry of Industrial Export and […]

June 25, 2020
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4min
Colombo, 25 June 2020: In its quest to continuously support Sri Lanka’s export industries and to keep the country connected with the global economy during the pandemic, the National Carrier SriLankan Airlines has converted a wide-body passenger aircraft into a dedicated cargo aircraft. This converted Airbus A330 aircraft will commence operations on the 25th of […]


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