Logistics

June 10, 2020

Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 2020 Truly Ceylon Tea (Pvt) Ltd – a premium Ceylon tea brand, enters into a strategic partnership with John Keells Logistics (Pvt) Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC providing third party Logistics Solutions, catering to multiple industry verticals. Truly Ceylon is a company that strives to enhance […]

June 9, 2020

‘PickMe Flash’ has gained tremendous popularity under pandemic lockdown conditions in the country. With more businesses now opting for distance working, they look to PickMe Flash as a safe, fast, and smart way to maintain physical connectivity. Zulfer Jiffry, CEO of PickMe says as curfew conditions ease and work resumes in the capital, people need […]

May 22, 2020

Emirates SkyCargo has expanded its weekly scheduled cargo flight operations to cover 75 destinations across six continents. Through its wider reach, Emirates SkyCargo is able to transport essential commodities and other urgently needed cargo more rapidly across the world, allowing exporters and importers across markets to benefit from direct access to widebody cargo capacity. Some […]

May 12, 2020

Began 11th May with a weekly service offering capacity of up to 50 tonnes per flight to more than 65 cities and counting Emirates SkyCargo has announced the commencement of scheduled cargo flights from Colombo, following the successful operation of special flights in the second half of April to support Sri Lankan exporters’ efforts to keep […]

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 […]

Truly Ceylon Tea Partners with John Keells Logistics for innovative logistics solutions

‘PickMe Flash’ a new tool in distance working

Emirates SkyCargo’s global network grows to 75 destinations

Emirates SkyCargo announces scheduled cargo flights from Colombo

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