SLPA looks to expedite work at Colombo’s East Container Terminal

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is looking to take steps to expedite work at the new East Container Terminal (ECT) in the Port of Colombo, its chairman Capt. Nihal Keppetipola has said.

Speaking at a meeting with the Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents (CASA), he said that a process would be implemented to accelerate the procurement and purchasing of machinery for operations at ECT.

After a long-running political saga, it was decided earlier this year that Sri Lanka would take a majority share in ECT, with private Indian company Adani Ports to become the lead operator at West Container Terminal (WCT).