Logistics Archives - Page 11 of 12

May 5, 2020

Air cargo carrier expands scheduled cargo destination network to 67 cities across six continents More than 2500 cargo flights operated in the month of April to over 80 global destinations Supports repatriation on cargo missions operated with passenger aircraft, with government approvals Emirates SkyCargo has announced that with effect from the first week May […]

April 30, 2020

PickMe delivery drivers who had to undergo strict once a week temperature checks during the past two weeks, will now go through this exercise daily, as the number of COVID patients islandwide, are on the rise. The riders and drivers have also been given a new set of rules to follow, as per directives given […]

April 28, 2020

The clearance of cars at the Hambantota Port is slow, and the port is concerned that they would not meet the April 30th deadline for clearing imported vehicles. “No vehicles were cleared over the weekend, and the number cleared on Monday was 203 while port dues have been paid for 425 chassis, which we hope […]

April 28, 2020

Transports nearly 100 tonnes of fish, fruit and vegetables in second half of April to markets in Europe, Middle East & Asia Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has helped Sri Lankan exporters despatch nearly 100 tonnes of local produce to markets in Europe, the Middle East and Asia over the past two weeks, […]

April 10, 2020

Carrier now operating scheduled cargo flights to more than 50 destinations globally with multiple weekly frequencies Operating increasing number of charters to transport relief supplies and medical equipment More than 33,000 tonnes of perishables and 1,700 tonnes of pharmaceuticals brought into UAE since January Emirates SkyCargo has rapidly scaled up its cargo services to operate […]

April 8, 2020

Bunkering vessel Mt. Melody docked at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) last week to discharge approximately 25,000 MT of oil into the port’s newly furbished tanks. With the first shipment of Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) 380 CST in their tanks, HIP will soon begin bunkering for ships that call at the port, providing […]

April 5, 2020

Daraz, Sri Lanka’s largest e-commerce platform, ordinarily connects thousands of sellers to millions of consumers across the country. Now, however, the scalability and scope of the e-commerce giant’s platform and logistics expertise have urgent applications that will sustain the people in these uncertain times – the delivery of essential goods every day to Sri Lankan […]

January 17, 2020

Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has announced it handled a total of 2.9 million teus in 2019, achieving an 8.6 per cent increase in its throughput and accounting for 40 per cent of the volume of the Port of Colombo in the 12 months ending 31st December 2019. The Company, which manages the Colombo South […]

December 16, 2019

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Advantis Bunkering, the bunker supply arm of transportation and logistics giant Hayleys Advantis Limited, has commenced offering IMO2020 grade Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) in Sri Lanka, becoming the first Sri Lankan company to offer this new grade of fuel. The first cargo parcel of VLSFO arrived in Colombo from the UAE on 9th […]

December 6, 2019

The Hambantota International Port (HIP) had a busy week with 6 RORO ships calling at the port, discharging 18,288 vehicles of which 16, 830 vehicles were for transshipment and 1458 vehicles were for local agencies. The discharging operation for these vessels were carried out simultaneously . The vessels were from the shipping lines Hoegh, NYK and […]

Emirates SkyCargo reconnects six continents with scheduled cargo flights

PickMe to implement daily temperature checks for their riders and drivers

Clearing of Vehicles from Hambantota Port slow

Emirates SkyCargo supports Sri Lankan exporters’ supply chain

Emirates SkyCargo scales up network and operations for transport of essential commodities

First Bunkering ship discharges low sulphur fuel at HIP

Daraz can bring expertise from its parent company Alibaba during this time of crisis and potentially service 10,000 households daily

CICT ends 2019 with 2.9 mn. teus, 40% of Colombo Port’s volume

Advantis Bunkering Gets VLSFO Bunkering Underway in Sri Lanka

Hambantota International Port reaches 1 million MT benchmark for 2019