For BIA freight handling:
SriLankan Cargo sets single-month record
SriLankan Cargo set a new record for freight
handled in a single month at Bandaranaike International Airport,
totalling 16,070 tonnes in December 2009. The cargo arm of SriLankan
Airlines is the sole handler for freight carried by all airlines
into BIA, which was visited by 1,213 flights by aircraft of 23
airlines and freighter airlines during December.
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To be mega hub in the region:
Port attracts four new shipping lines
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has attracted
four new shipping lines last year and expects to be the mega hub in
the region beating the Cochin harbour Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA)
Managing Director, Captain Nihal Keppetipola told Daily News
Business.
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HDFC opens in Vavuniya
There is a huge potential in the housing market
in the Northern and Eastern provinces. The Housing Development
Finance Corporation targets to capture the market by opening the
Vauniya branch this month.
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