Sri Lankan Infrastructure and development thread (rail,road,skyscrapers etc etc)

[Godman]

I will continue to post here whether you like it or not. You do not own this forum and I have been a member and contributor here for a far longer period than you.

You are not in a position to "allow" or "disallow" anything. You are another member, that is all.

Your behaviour here has been appalling.

How does being a member longer give you any right to troll and spam FB meme like a loon. I will not let this thread be destroyed by a random troll.

I will not reply anymore to your trolling.

 

[samv]

How does being a member longer give you any right to troll and spam FB meme like a loon. I will not let this thread be destroyed by a random troll.

I will not reply anymore to your trolling.

Being a contributer here for a much longer period here means that I will not be lectured to by someone like you who joined the other day and now believes he owns the place.

If anyone is behaving like a loon it is you. Just look at the way you have reacted to a single post, just because the government you support was shown in bad light; post after post, abuse, name calling.

It's actually quite pathetic to be honest.

 

[Godman]

 

[Godman]

Tamil Nadu: In a first, Integral Coach Factory to construct 70 coaches for Sri Lanka railways
The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) will begin work on 70 coaches commissioned by Sri Lanka in May. This is the first time the factory will be making coaches for the island nation.

Published: 26th April 2018 02:15 AM | Last Updated: 26th April 2018 04:51 AM | A+A A-

Works on first T18 coach progressing at the Integral Coach Factory in the city | Express

By Express News Service
CHENNAI: The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) will begin work on 70 coaches commissioned by Sri Lanka in May. This is the first time the factory will be making coaches for the island nation.According to officials, shelling works are to begin in a few weeks. “The requirements prescribed by the country are being taken into consideration now and since their topography is similar, the ergonomics of the coach will not be very different,” said an official.

It is learnt that Sri Lanka has emphasised on quality and that the coaches being produced will be better than the Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches being built by the ICF. However, officials emphasised that the coaches being made for Sri Lanka will not be as good as the revolutionary T18 coaches, which are likely to be rolled out in late June or early July.

T18 work on track

“Work on the first set of 16 T18 coaches is going on as per schedule,” said a supervisor at the LHB factory. An Express reporter, who visited the LHB factory on Wednesday, witnessed the first ever coach of T18, rumoured to be a brainchild of the General Manager himself. The coach, undergoing welding works, is yet to be furnished and fitted with wheels. Officials also said the cost of this flagship coach is yet to be determined. Each coach of T18 train will have drive enabled and will feature disk brakes.




“The drive in each coach will help in faster acceleration and better deceleration. Each stop time can come down by 10 minutes,” said Shankar, public relations officer. Officials also said research and development work for T20 train, which will feature aluminium coaches, is in full flow. This train is slated for release in 2020.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cit...0-coaches-for-sri-lanka-railways-1806518.html

 

[Nilgiri]

Tamil Nadu: In a first, Integral Coach Factory to construct 70 coaches for Sri Lanka railways
The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) will begin work on 70 coaches commissioned by Sri Lanka in May. This is the first time the factory will be making coaches for the island nation.

Published: 26th April 2018 02:15 AM | Last Updated: 26th April 2018 04:51 AM | A+A A-

Works on first T18 coach progressing at the Integral Coach Factory in the city | Express

By Express News Service
CHENNAI: The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) will begin work on 70 coaches commissioned by Sri Lanka in May. This is the first time the factory will be making coaches for the island nation.According to officials, shelling works are to begin in a few weeks. “The requirements prescribed by the country are being taken into consideration now and since their topography is similar, the ergonomics of the coach will not be very different,” said an official.

It is learnt that Sri Lanka has emphasised on quality and that the coaches being produced will be better than the Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches being built by the ICF. However, officials emphasised that the coaches being made for Sri Lanka will not be as good as the revolutionary T18 coaches, which are likely to be rolled out in late June or early July.

T18 work on track

“Work on the first set of 16 T18 coaches is going on as per schedule,” said a supervisor at the LHB factory. An Express reporter, who visited the LHB factory on Wednesday, witnessed the first ever coach of T18, rumoured to be a brainchild of the General Manager himself. The coach, undergoing welding works, is yet to be furnished and fitted with wheels. Officials also said the cost of this flagship coach is yet to be determined. Each coach of T18 train will have drive enabled and will feature disk brakes.




“The drive in each coach will help in faster acceleration and better deceleration. Each stop time can come down by 10 minutes,” said Shankar, public relations officer. Officials also said research and development work for T20 train, which will feature aluminium coaches, is in full flow. This train is slated for release in 2020.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cit...0-coaches-for-sri-lanka-railways-1806518.html

They are achieving quite some economies of scale lately:

Better than LHB coaches means SL will get quite good quality.

 

[samv]

Congratulations Ranil Wickremesinghe! Well done toyyas!

The graph below shows historical exchange rates between the Sri Lankan Rupee and the US Dollar between 9 May 2013 to 8 May 2018 — and the dates when Maithripala Sirisena became president and Ranil Wickremesinghe became prime minister. The graph speaks for itself.

One US dollar now equals 157 Sri Lankan rupees.

Sri Lanka is in shambles. The economy has been destroyed, the stock market has been destroyed, the has rupee destroyed. Yahapalanaya has literally driven Sri Lanka into the ground.

 

[Gibbs]

Beira Lake on Vesak day

 

[naveen mishra]

looks like Singapore

 

[samv]

Rising food prices, rising fuel prices, rising transport fares, massive taxes on food and medicine. The idiots in power are printing money like no tomorrow and now the rupee is hitting record lows every other day.

The economy has been destroyed, the stock market has tanked, no jobs, no infrastructure development, the streets are filthy, power cuts, water cuts, murders, rapes, riots... this is INSANE! Three years to turn the island into a backward dump going absolutely nowhere.

Reuters reports; The Sri Lankan rupee hit a record low of 158 per dollar on Monday. The currency has declined 0.22 percent so far this month after a 1.5 percent fall in April. It has slipped 2.9 percent for this year.

Congratulations yahapalanaya, well done toyyas!

 

[Gibbs]

CICT adjudged Best Container Terminal in Asia for second successive year

The CMPort managed Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT) was adjudged the Best Container Terminal in Asia in the Under 4 million TEUs category at the respected Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain (AFLAS) Awards, bringing pride to Sri Lanka’s Ports sector.

This is the second consecutive year that CICT has won this coveted award from Asia Cargo News, a leading industry publication in the region.

Significantly, candidates for the AFLAS awards are nominated by and voted for by their customers, the shipping lines that use the ports.

To win the award in its category, CICT had to compete with the top eight shortlisted terminals nominated on the basis of efficiency, service delivery levels, infrastructure and cost competitiveness.

The evaluation process included asking readers of Asia Cargo News open-ended questions to nominate their preferred container terminals in 48 categories. Nominees had to adhere to criteria standards encompassing higher operational productivity, efficient turnaround of trucks delivering and picking up containers; provision of suitable container shipping-related infrastructure; cost competitiveness, customer service level and customer satisfaction; timely and adequate investment in new facilities to meet future demand; innovative operating environment, facilitation of ancillary services and ease of doing business activities; and effective and easy-to-use IT systems.

The other three terminals among the top four in the Under 4 million TEUs category were DaChan Bay Terminals (China), Jakarta International Container Terminal (Indonesia), and Manila International Container Terminal (Philippines).

Commenting on CICT’s milestone achievement, the company’s CEO Mr Jack Huang said: “There can be no better endorsement of the success of our operation than to be nominated and voted for by the global shipping lines that call on the Port of Colombo. We are proud to win this award for the second time, and to bring more international recognition to the capabilities of the Colombo South Terminal while competing and being benchmarked against some of the biggest players in the region.”

MsCatrionaJayasundera, General Manager Marketing and Commercial at CICT added: “This accolade is a great source of encouragement and will motivate Team CICT to strive for even greater excellence. We thank all our customers for their confidence in CICT and dedicate this prestigious award once again to the dedication and commitment of our staff. We are also grateful to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority whose professionalism has contributed to the growth of business in the Port of Colombo.”

The 2018 AFLAS Awards ceremony was held in Shanghai and was attended by leading service providers including air and shipping lines; airports and seaports; logistics, third party logistics providers and other associated supply chain industry professionals representing every region and continent in the world.

Written by leading transport and cargo industry journalists, the Awards ceremony organiser Asia Cargo News is a vital source of intelligence for cargo, logistics and supply chain companies located in and doing business in Asia. The newspaper includes a range of in-depth features, news and analysis designed to meet the information needs of industry decision-makers.

CICT, which commenced operations in July 2013, manages the Colombo South Terminal of the Port of Colombo, the first and currently the only deep water terminal in South Asia equipped with facilities to handle the largest vessels afloat. The commencement of CICT’s operations is widely credited as the factor in the Port of Colombo achieving double digit growth in 2014 after a lapse of over ten years.

In four years of operation, CICT has brought some of the largest vessels plying the Asia-Europe routes to Colombo. Of these, Milan Maersk (20,568 TEU), MSC Maya (19,224 TEU), Mogens Maersk (18,300 TEU), MSC New York (16,652 TEU), CMA CGM Marco Polo (16,020 TEU), Edith Maersk and EMC Thalassa Hellas (each 14,000 plus TEUs) and their sister vessels are now regular callers at CICT.

http://www.ft.lk/shippingaviation/C...-in-Asia-for-second-successive-year/21-655609

 

[Gibbs]

Port of Colombo clocks 2nd highest growth rate in the world




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The Port of Colombo recorded a 16.2% growth in container handling for the 1st quarter of 2018 over the same quarter last year, according to Alphaliner Monthly 2018.



Among container ports worldwide, Colombo growth rate is second only to Port of Singapore, which has recorded 16.5% growth over 2017. It is also a very significant achievement when compared against Port of Colombo 2017 figures, with 8.3% growth of 2017 against 2016.



With this growth, the Port of Colombo has leaped ahead of many other Asian ports, major European ports and Dubai as well. According to Alphaliner global port rankings, the top container ports such as Singapore marked 16.5%, ranking number one; Port of Colombo 16.2%, number two; Port of Xiamen (China) 11.6%, number three; Antwerp (Belgium) 10.7%, number four; and Ningbo Zhoushan (China) 10.4%, number five.



Recently the three terminal operators at the Port of Colombo – Jaya Container Terminal (JCT) under SLPA, South Asia Gateway Terminal (SAGT) and Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT) – reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to operate collectively to promote the Port of Colombo.



The new collective agreement is expected to minimise the total turnaround time of all container vessels. Further, through the new agreement, terminals will also be able to promote the Port of Colombo collectively and collaboratively in the arena of international maritime business.



Under the leadership of Minister of Ports and Shipping Mahinda Samarasinghe and instructions by Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Chairman Dr. Parakrama Dissanayake, the positive increase at SLPA-controlled terminals and especially JCT is reasoned towards direct and straight forward decisions.



The recognition of credibility towards the management has encouraged the employees of SLPA to contribute with dedication towards efficient service along with collaborative support by all parties and stake engaged in port operations to keep SLPA’s productivity at a steadily and sustainably increasing rate. Creating history, the Port of Colombo for the first time has recorded 6.2 million container operations in 2017.



The Drewry Port Connectivity Index at its most recent release had ranked the Port of Colombo as the 13th Best Connectivity Port in the world for the fourth quarter of 2017, up by five places from its previous positioning of ranks. According to the rankings, the Port of Colombo is also the top best connectivity port in South Asia.



For its dedicated performance to uplift the position of the Port of Colombo in the world maritime map, Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) was awarded the Ports Authority of the Year award by the Global Ports Forum (GPF) in 2018.


http://www.ft.lk/front-page/Port-of-Colombo-clocks-2nd-highest-growth-rate-in-the-world/44-656166

 

[Gibbs]

A new map of Colombo released today with the additional 2 square KM land of the Colombo Port City

New Colombo map to be released

The latest and updated map of Colombo, which consists an additional two square kilometre land of the Colombo Port City, was unveiled, the Survey Department said.

He said the Colombo Port City would add an additional land of 2.67 km2 when the project was completed.

“The land area of the Port City, which we surveyed, is only about 2 square kilometres at present. We could update the digital version but it is difficult to release manual version of the Sri Lanka map when there is an update,” he said.

He said there were 92 precincts of Sri Lankan map and the Department had completed 70 precincts so far.

Survey and mapping of remaining precincts would be completed within this year, he said.

“The surveying of the entire map of Sri Lanka is being done after 18 years and the last survey was conducted in 2000.

“The new map will include many recent development features such as expressways, flyovers, reservoirs and others,” he said.

 

[Nilgiri]

A new map of Colombo released today with the additional 2 square KM land of the Colombo Port City

New Colombo map to be released

The latest and updated map of Colombo, which consists an additional two square kilometre land of the Colombo Port City, was unveiled, the Survey Department said.

He said the Colombo Port City would add an additional land of 2.67 km2 when the project was completed.

“The land area of the Port City, which we surveyed, is only about 2 square kilometres at present. We could update the digital version but it is difficult to release manual version of the Sri Lanka map when there is an update,” he said.

He said there were 92 precincts of Sri Lankan map and the Department had completed 70 precincts so far.

Survey and mapping of remaining precincts would be completed within this year, he said.

“The surveying of the entire map of Sri Lanka is being done after 18 years and the last survey was conducted in 2000.

“The new map will include many recent development features such as expressways, flyovers, reservoirs and others,” he said.

Which countries are involved in this project outside of SL if any? I would guess at the usual suspects (given its land reclamation): Dutch, Japanese, Singaporeans...sometimes can be Koreans, Taiwanese...but also increasingly Chinese.

If SL has developed its own full domestic capability for this (from any previous such projects) + use consultants etc as needed, that wouldn't surprise either tbh.

 

[Godman]

Which countries are involved in this project outside of SL if any? I would guess at the usual suspects (given its land reclamation): Dutch, Japanese, Singaporeans...sometimes can be Koreans, Taiwanese...but also increasingly Chinese.

If SL has developed its own full domestic capability for this (from any previous such projects) + use consultants etc as needed, that wouldn't surprise either tbh

“There is a healthy level of interest. We are talking about for hospitality, commercial offices, retail space, and residential. We have seen investors from Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, China and Japan.”

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...o-4-billion-investment-interest-idUSKBN1I30ZO

 

[Godman]

Closer look on the Port City Canal