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Colombo Port

January 1, 2026
Shipping and Maritime/Sri Lanka

Port of Colombo Records Highest-Ever Container Throughput in 2025

The Port of Colombo recorded its highest-ever annual container throughput in 2025, handling 8,291,178 TEUs and setting a new benchmark in its operational history. The achievement builds on a strong performance in

Diplomacy/News

Sri Lanka’s Resource Plunder: India and China’s Unchecked Exploitation

In a statement, Bandu Ranga Kariyawasam, Director of the Human & Environmental Resources Development Foundation (HERD), sounded the alarm over Sri Lanka’s increasingly precarious position between India and China. He cautioned that the looming conflict between these two regional giants

September 5, 2024

Chinese and Indian Naval Vessels Visit Colombo: A Week of Naval Diplomacy

Sri Lanka

This morning, the port of Colombo witnessed the arrival of three warships from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy: the destroyer “HE FEI” and

American Armadas: A Comedy of Compliance

Columns/Diplomacy

Two mighty ships sailed into our waters recently, the USS O’Kane and the USS Spruance, and I must admit, Colombo’s waters have never been

Port of Colombo Records Highest-Ever Container Throughput in 2025

January 1, 2026
Shipping and Maritime/Sri Lanka

The Port of Colombo recorded its highest-ever annual container throughput in 2025, handling 8,291,178 TEUs and setting a new benchmark in its operational history. The achievement builds on a strong performance in

More

Sri Lanka’s Resource Plunder: India and China’s Unchecked Exploitation

September 5, 2024
Diplomacy/News

In a statement, Bandu Ranga Kariyawasam, Director of the Human & Environmental Resources Development Foundation (HERD), sounded the alarm over Sri Lanka’s increasingly precarious position between India and China. He cautioned that

More

Chinese and Indian Naval Vessels Visit Colombo: A Week of Naval Diplomacy

August 26, 2024
Sri Lanka

This morning, the port of Colombo witnessed the arrival of three warships from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy: the destroyer “HE FEI” and the Landing Platform Docks “WUZHISHAN” and “QILIANSHAN.” The

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American Armadas: A Comedy of Compliance

August 22, 2024
Columns/Diplomacy

Two mighty ships sailed into our waters recently, the USS O’Kane and the USS Spruance, and I must admit, Colombo’s waters have never been so well-tended. Not a ripple of protest. Not

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Megamax Container Ship “Ever Ace” Makes Impressive Arrival at Colombo Port

July 3, 2024
Business

Yesterday, the colossal Megamax container ship, named “Ever Ace,” docked at the Colombo East Container Terminal under the management of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. Boasting an astounding capacity nearing 24,000 TEU

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Sri Lanka: Construction of Colombo Port’s West Terminal begins

November 9, 2022
News

Construction work of the Western Container International Terminal (WCIT) at the Colombo Port commenced today (9). It will be managed by West Container International Terminal Pvt. Ltd. The event was chaired by

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