Plans to expand Colombo Port capacity to 35 mn TEUs

Plans to expand Colombo Port capacity to 35 mn TEUs

A passenger ferry service between Kankesanthurai and South India is expected soon to facilitate displaced returnees and pilgrims home, said Sirimevan Ranasinghe, Secretary to the Ministry of Ports and Shipping and Western Development.Delivering the key note speech at the German-Sri Lankan Logistics Conference held in Colombo yesterday, he said, the government has embarked on a massive development project to develop ports across the country to achieve Sri Lanka’s ambitious target of becoming a maritime hub in the region.