Colombo Port s terminal operators and shipping line agents have reassured global customers that it is business as usual at the port despite the ongoing economic and political.
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March 15, 2021
Likely to invest $1 billion
A consortium led by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) has received a letter of intent from the Sri Lankan government to build and run the West Container Terminal (WCT) at Colombo Port with an investment of some $1billion.
India has been looking for a terminal presence in Colombo port a regional transhipment hub through which a large portion of India’s export-import cargo containers are transhipped for strategic and security considerations.
On March 1, the Sri Lankan Cabinet approved the development of WCT on a government-to-government agreement with India.
“The letter of intent was issued to APSEZ on Monday,” a government official with knowledge of the development said, asking not to be named.