The Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka has reportedly stated that it has attracted the first vessel for lay-up with a drillship that is to be moored at the port for a period of six months.
Reputed British film location experts including the location manager for the famous television series Game of Thrones were currently in Sri Lanka scouring for the most scenic places for their next ventures
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry following its latest rebranding last month is reportedly looking at increasing the number of visitors to the country through multi-pronged marketing efforts while paying special attention to attracting young travelers to the country.
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has reportedly stated that calls by cruise ships have grown strongly at the country’s main port of Colombo this year with container transshipment traffic also growing fast.
Two of Sri Lanka’s smaller mobile phone companies, Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Private) Limited (Hutch Lanka) and Etisalat Lanka (Private) Limited (ESL) have reportedly announced that they have completed the merger of the two businesses.