MEPA Chairperson Darshani Lahandapura confirmed that permission was not given to tow-away the crude oil tanker, MT New Diamond.
Owner Of MT New Diamond To Pay $1.8 Million To Sri Lanka For Services Rendered
MT New Diamond was damaged by two fires over a week in early September. The owner has agreed to pay $1.8 million to SriLanka for its help in extinguishing the fire, said an official on Thursday.
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The Sri Lankan Navy reported that international experts and salvage team arrived at the fire stricken oil tanker MT New Diamond on Thursday to inspect the ship and start salvage operations.
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VLCC Carrying 270000 Tonnes Of Oil Catches Fire Off Sri Lankan Coast
A very large crude oil tanker (VLCC) ship which is carrying 2,70,000 tonnes of oil cargo coming from Mina Al Ahmadi in Kuwait, caught fire off the east coast of Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka Ratifies The ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
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Sri Lanka To Negotiate $125 Mln Chinese Firm Seeks For Port Delay
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Sri Lanka Approves Resumption Of Work On Chinese-Backed Port City
Sri Lanka has granted approval for a $1.4 billion Chinese-backed real estate project in Colombo to resume construction next week, ending a year-long delay, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday.