SL's per capita income to reach US $ 4,400 in 2015
Sri Lanka would increase its per capita income
from the current US $ 2,399 in 2012 to US $ 4,400 in 2015. The
country would also develop fast and would have a growth rate of
around 9% during the period said Dr. T. Lalitha Gunaruwan, Senior
Lecturer (Economics), University of Colombo, Speaking at the
'Railways for Our Future' seminar organized by the Institute of
Supply and Material Management (ISMM) at the OPA Auditorium he said
that the demand for logistics and transport would experience
enormous pressure. Doubling of per-capita income by 2015 will lead
to parallel increase of value of time.
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Hambantota Port gearing to handle automobile carriers in June
As an effective measure to ease the long
berthing delays experienced by Roll on Roll off vessels at the Port
of Colombo, SLPA has decided to route all such vessels to the Magam
Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port with effect from May 31, 2012 with
consultation of shipping lines and importers.
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Trincomalee Industrial Zone :
Government sets investor proposal deadline
Deadline for submitting investor proposals for
the establishment of new business ventures at the industrial park of
Trincomalee Port City Development project has been set for May10. A
top Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) official speaking to Daily
NewsBusiness said that 30 investors have so far submitted project
proposals to SLPA in various investment areas such as ship repairs,
fertilizer and cement manufacturing and most of the applications
have been submitted by local companies with foreign collaboration.
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