News / Colombo port congestion: 50,000 teu logjam drives delays and rate hikes

25/11/2020

A backlog of 50,000 teu at the port of Colombo is causing chaos for South Asian transhipment cargo.

The capital of Sri Lanka has been under a Covid-lockdown for the past couple of weeks, while a labour shortage at the city’s container terminals has caused congestion ...

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