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Saturday, March 7, 2026
Sri Lanka Navy personnel assist Iranian sailors during a rescue operation in Indian Ocean
Incidents

US Pressing Sri Lanka Not To Repatriate Iranian Crew From Sunken Ship

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) – The United States is pressing Sri Lanka’s government not to repatriate the survivors from the

March 7, 2026
Total Views: 1291

The Iranian military ship IRIS Lavan is docked at a port in Kochi
News

India Allowed Iranian Warship To Dock As U.S. Sank Another Off Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI, March 6 (Reuters) – India has allowed an Iranian warship to dock as a humanitarian gesture, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

March 7, 2026
Total Views: 1767

Thursday, March 5, 2026
Thermal targeting image showing a torpedo detonation alongside the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, with a large water plume rising from the explosion during a U.S. submarine strike in the Indian Ocean on March 4, 2026.
News

US Sinking of Iranian Warship Piles Pressure on India’s Modi

The US sinking of an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka’s coast expands the deepening Middle East war to India’s doorstep, unsettling New Delhi’s calibrated

March 5, 2026
Total Views: 3744

Thermal targeting image showing a torpedo detonation alongside the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, with a large water plume rising from the explosion during a U.S. submarine strike in the Indian Ocean on March 4, 2026.
Maritime Security Incidents

Sri Lanka Says It Is Trying To Safeguard Lives On Second Iranian Ship After US Sinks Frigate

A U.S. submarine torpedoed Iranian warship IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka, killing 87 sailors returning from Indian naval exercises. A second Iranian vessel is now in

March 5, 2026
Total Views: 95

Thermal targeting image showing a torpedo detonation alongside the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, with a large water plume rising from the explosion during a U.S. submarine strike in the Indian Ocean on March 4, 2026.
Incidents

Iranian Warship Sunk by US Torpedo Participated in Indian Drill

The U.S. attack on an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean this week was the first time since World War Two that the United States has sunk an enemy vessel

March 5, 2026
Total Views: 1004

Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Iranian Warship Sinks Off Sri Lanka, Bodies Recovered at Sea
Incidents

Iranian Warship Sinks Off Sri Lanka, Bodies Recovered at Sea

An Iranian warship has sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka, with the Sri Lankan authorities saying on Wednesday they had rescued 32 people who were on board and

March 4, 2026
Total Views: 1237

Friday, August 15, 2025
x-press pearl
Accidents

X-Press Feeders Blasts ‘Extraordinary’ Sri Lanka Court Ruling Over X-Press Pearl Disaster

X-Press Feeders, former operator of the container ship X-Press Pearl, has issued a strong statement challenging a recent Sri Lankan Supreme Court ruling that

August 15, 2025
Total Views: 3512

Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Billionaire Adani Ends US Tie-Up on Colombo Port Meant to Counter China
Ports

Billionaire Adani Ends US Tie-Up on Colombo Port Meant to Counter China

Embattled billionaire Gautam Adani pulled out of a loan deal with an American agency to fund a port terminal in Sri Lanka’s capital, ending an agreement

December 11, 2024
Total Views: 1889

Sunday, November 24, 2024
Colombo Port, Sri Lanka. Photo Credit: Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA)
Ports

US Agency Conducting Due Diligence On Adani’s Sri Lanka Project

By Dan Strumpf Nov 24, 2024 (Bloomberg) –A US agency that agreed to lend more than $500 million to an Adani Group-backed port development in Sri

November 24, 2024
Total Views: 1429

Monday, August 12, 2024
MSC CAPETOWN III after the fire was extinguished
Accidents

Major Containership Fire Averted in Sri Lanka

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) successfully averted a potential disaster after a fire broke out on a containership berthed at Jaya Container Terminal

August 12, 2024
Total Views: 2763

Monday, January 8, 2024
Allied Warships Trickle Into Red Sea Coalition
Navy

Allied Warships Trickle Into Red Sea Coalition

by John Konrad (gCaptain) In the Red Sea, Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) is witnessing a gradual increase in naval strength. Led by the United States, OPG

January 8, 2024
Total Views: 50637

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Panoramic view of the ship yard and dock of the Port Of Colombo, Sri Lanka
News

US Commits Over $500 Million to Develop Sri Lanka Container Terminal

(Bloomberg) — The US will provide $553 million in financing for a port terminal in Sri Lanka’s capital being developed by Indian billionaire Gautam

November 8, 2023
Total Views: 2417

Sunday, August 28, 2022
China, India Spar Over Controversial Ship’s Call in Sri Lanka
Maritime Security

China, India Spar Over Controversial Ship’s Call in Sri Lanka

By Subhadip Sircar (Bloomberg) –India and China traded insults over their diverging interests in Sri Lanka, after a controversial Chinese scientific

August 28, 2022
Total Views: 5523

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
COLOMBO Sri Lanka Pilot Boat
Ports

Oil Tankers Stop Calling On Pakistan And Sri Lanka

By Elizabeth Low and Faseeh Mangi (Bloomberg) An unprecedented energy crisis that’s gripping some of the most densely-populated and impoverished parts of

July 27, 2022
Total Views: 7398

Saturday, May 28, 2022
Colombo Port, Sri Lanka. Photo Credit: Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA)
Ports

Ships Divert to India As Sri Lanka Crisis Slows Colombo Port

By Ann Koh and Anusha Ondaatjie (Bloomberg) –Sri Lanka’s political turmoil is prompting some shipping lines to detour to Indian ports instead of

May 28, 2022
Total Views: 1769

Bankrupt Sri Lanka Takes Russia Oil As Fuel Crisis Persists
Shipping

Bankrupt Sri Lanka Takes Russia Oil As Fuel Crisis Persists

By Anusha Ondaatjie, Asantha Sirimanne and Elizabeth Low (Bloomberg) –Sri Lanka is receiving Russian crude oil that it will use to make fuel as the

May 28, 2022
Total Views: 2250

Saturday, April 2, 2022
Vessel Carrying Essential Supplies To Sri Lanka Is Forced To Depart Due To Inability To Pay
Shipping

Vessel Carrying Essential Supplies To Sri Lanka Is Forced To Depart Due To Inability To Pay

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, April 2 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s government imposed a weekend curfew on Saturday, even as hundreds of lawyers urged

April 2, 2022
Total Views: 4884

India To Ship Rice To Sri Lanka In First Major Food Aid
Shipping

India To Ship Rice To Sri Lanka In First Major Food Aid

By Rajendra Jadhav and Uditha Jayasinghe MUMBAI/COLOMBO, April 2 (Reuters) – Indian traders have started loading 40,000 tonnes of rice for

April 2, 2022
Total Views: 2331

Friday, May 21, 2021
xpress pearl fire
Accidents

Cargo Fire Erupts on Containership Off Sri Lanka

A fire erupted in the cargo area of a containership anchored near Colombo, Sri Lanka on Thursday, and officials suspect chemicals could be to blame. The Sri

May 21, 2021
Total Views: 6857

Tuesday, June 26, 2018
containership
Shipping News

Chinese Firm Pays $584 Million to Secure 99-Year Lease of Sri Lanka Port

COLOMBO, June 20 (Reuters) – China Merchants Port Holdings has made a $584 million payment as part of a $1.12 billion deal to operate Sri Lanka’s

June 26, 2018
Total Views: 188