According to statistics at Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), the daily container handling (TEUs) at the Port of Colombo (POC) has reached an increase of 6.1%. With such increase, according to Alpha Liner Index, Colombo Port has also moved up one notch in the world’s best port ranking to 22nd this year.
With joint marketing strategies, last year the Port of Colombo recorded its ever highest annual container throughput. The total volume handled by the POC reached 7.25 million TEUs reflecting an increase of 5.8% against the corresponding volume of 6.85 million TEUs in 2020. Transhipment grew by 4.2 percent to 5.85 million TEUs.
There are currently three container terminals at the Colombo Port of Colombo namely, the Jaya container terminal (JCT) operated by the SLPA, the South Asia Gateway Terminal (SAGT), and Colombo international container terminal (CICT). POC possesses the only deep water container terminal in the whole of South Asia capable of handling the largest container vessels afloat.
