Sri Lanka’s Adani-John Keells automated box terminal sails off to ‘spectacular’ growth

ECONOMYNEXT – Colombo West International Terminal, backed by India’s Adani Ports and Sri Lanka’s John Keells Holdings is off to a ‘spectacular’ start with volumes growing faster than new terminals can usually expect, Chief Executive Munish Kanwar said. The first two berths of the three-berth terminal is now in operation with eight ship-to-shore (STS) cranes which can take in two large big container vessels or one big and two smaller vessels. Fast Growth “We declared that we started a commercial operation in April this year and within a span of four months – which probably is a global record –…

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