The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) expects the shortfall in container handling capacity at the Port of Colombo to be addressed this December 2014 with the completion of the Phase I construction of a new terminal.
The East Container Terminal (ECT), a single berth of the US$330m Colombo Port Expansion Project (CPEP), is designed to handle container vessels of 230,000 dwt, with dimensions of 400 m long and 24 boxes wide, with a water depth of 18 m. The quay is designed to support a 65-ton ship-to-shore crane.
Work is “almost in line” on quality, cost and time frames.
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