New Colombo terminal on target for end of 2014

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.