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Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:39 pm
The Mahinda Rajapaksa international seaport at Hambantota has earned Rs. 740 billion with refuelling foreign ships, said SLPA Chairman Priyath Banduwickrama. He said several foreign ships arrived at the seaport and obtained 5,500 metric tons of fuel.

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- See more at: http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local/rs-740-billion-income-refuelling-ships#sthash.t9CGsxe3.dpuf
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:40 pm
of course no Very Happy
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:56 pm
sivaratna wrote:The Mahinda Rajapaksa international seaport at Hambantota has earned Rs. 740 billion with refuelling foreign ships, said SLPA Chairman Priyath Banduwickrama. He said several foreign ships arrived at the seaport and obtained 5,500 metric tons of fuel.

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 lol! 
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:29 pm
Most of the newspaper guys dont know the difference between millions and billions or did they try a ITN type story for this.  Very Happy Read this for correct figure http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14B/Jul17_1405569791CH.php
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:39 pm
Why are you laughing ?

The chairman said during last year, 64,524 ships arrived at the seaport -

Fueling 64,524 ships should bring billions

64,524 / 365 / 24 = just 7 ships per hour
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:52 pm
chinwi wrote:Why are you laughing ?

The chairman said during last year, 64,524 ships arrived at the seaport -  

Fueling 64,524 ships should bring billions

64,524 / 365 / 24 =  just 7 ships per hour  

Adey is Chairman GILMart and is he following ARIMA model ah ? aney with so many ships around, no wonder even SHARKS are scared to swim there  lol!
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:29 pm
chinwi wrote:Why are you laughing ?

The chairman said during last year, 64,524 ships arrived at the seaport -  

Fueling 64,524 ships should bring billions

64,524 / 365 / 24 =  just 7 ships per hour  

Ships kiyanne dingy boat size ewa da?  Rolling Eyes 
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:41 pm
sivaratna wrote:The Mahinda Rajapaksa international seaport at Hambantota has earned Rs. 740 billion with refuelling foreign ships, said SLPA Chairman Priyath Banduwickrama. He said several foreign ships arrived at the seaport and obtained 5,500 metric tons of fuel.

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Article in the wrong section.
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:43 pm
Simple arithmetic tells that it is not possible, unless they were selling GOLD, then Diesel.  Very Happy 

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Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:52 pm
Wow, this is one of the worst reportings ever Smile Let's see when they will correct it Smile

sivaratna wrote:The Mahinda Rajapaksa international seaport at Hambantota has earned Rs. 740 billion with refuelling foreign ships, said SLPA Chairman Priyath Banduwickrama. He said several foreign ships arrived at the seaport and obtained 5,500 metric tons of fuel.

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- See more at: http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local/rs-740-billion-income-refuelling-ships#sthash.t9CGsxe3.dpuf

Mahinda Rajapaksa international seaport
Rs. 740 billion income from refuelling ships
Raja Waidyasekera - Tissamaharama special corr

The Mahinda Rajapaksa international seaport at Hambantota has earned Rs. 740 billion with refuelling foreign ships, said SLPA Chairman Priyath Banduwickrama. He said several foreign ships arrived at the seaport and obtained 5,500 metric tons of fuel.

Rs. 20 million was earned from the imports and transhipment of vehicles within a period of six months.

By July 15, 303 ships arrived at Mahinda Rajapaksa seaport for import and transhipment purposes. These ships have brought 95,751 vehicles, the chairman added. He said the seaport is refuelling ships that arrive via Indonesian, Indian and South African international sea routes. He said the longest ship that arrived at the sea port was IF 380EURYDICED which is 300 metres in length.

The chairman said during last year, 64,524 ships arrived at the seaport under the import and transhipment program. From the inception, 1,71,024 vehicles were imported.The chairman said the ships that travel on the international sea route refuelled in India and Singapore. He said a quantity of 80,000 metric tons of fuel had been stored in the fuel storage tanks to refuel ships.

- See more at: http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local/rs-740-billion-income-refuelling-ships#sthash.t9CGsxe3.PdB5Ijxy.dpuf
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Thu Jul 31, 2014 12:58 pm
I tried to calculate refueling cost per ship and number of ship per day according to statistics given in Daily News

If this news item is correct SLPA chairman think Daily news readers are
fools
other vice this news item shows level of reporters and Editors in Daily News
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