Trincomalee (Port)
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Lanka IOC to Boost Bunker Sales at Trincomalee
Sri Lankan bunker player Lanka IOC (LOIC) is to maintain its competitive edge in the regional bunker market by augmenting its bunkering facilities at the port of Trincomalee on the east coast of Sri Lanka. September saw the company increase the volume of imported 380 centistoke (CST) fuel oil into the port from 22,000 metric tonnes (mt) a month to a record high of 54,000 mt, vice president for operations and bunkering Randhir Singh told Ship & Bunker. https://shipandbunker.com/news/apac/894790-lanka-ioc-to-boost-bunker-sales-at-trincomalee
Container terminal for Trinco port
The Trincomalee harbour will be developed to international level with a container terminal, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said. Speaking at the second International Colombo Maritime Conference at the Galadari Hotel he said that the proposed North Eastern port of Trincomalee will be developed under a plan from Singapore’s Surbana Jurong. The Prime Minister said that they will talk to India and Japan seek assistance to develop the Trincomalee Port to international standard as a public-private partnership based model with Sri Lanka Ports Authority as the regulator would be formulated. “When completed it will be able to serve the region including India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.” http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/container-terminal-for-trinco-port/
Sri Lanka Navy launches whale watching ship
Sri Lanka Navy launches a passenger ship today for whale watching from the Ashraff Jetty in the Trincomalee harbor in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. The ship carries 100 passengers for three hour and six hour journeys in the sea. It is operated by the Navy three days per week for the local and foreign tourists.
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