20/08/2026
๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ขโ
A major milestone has been reached in the ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ (๐๐๐๐), with the arrival of ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐โ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฉ-๐ญ๐จ-๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ (๐๐๐) ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ.
CWIT, a joint venture between ๐๐๐๐ง๐ข ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, represents a ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ in Sri Lankaโs port infrastructure. Since beginning commercial operations in April 2025, the terminal has already handled ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฌ during its first year.
With a ๐,๐๐๐-๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐-๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ, the Phase 2 expansion will significantly increase Colomboโs ability to handle some of the worldโs largest container vessels. Once completed, CWIT will be capable of handling ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ซ๐-๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฒ and is expected to add approximately ๐.๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
This development will not only strengthen the operational capacity of Colombo Port but also enhance Sri Lankaโs position as a key maritime and transshipment hub in South Asia.
๐ผ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ ๐พ๐ค๐ก๐ค๐ข๐๐ค ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉโ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐จ ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ.โ๐ฑ๐ฐ
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