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Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port has had the highest growth rate in container volumes among leading global hubs this year, thanks to incremental gains from Red Sea-linked vessel diversions, according to new data. 

Colombo logged a throughput increase of 23.6% year on year in H1 24, edging out California’s Long Beach, which reported a 23.3% rise in the same period. 

One of Asia’s busiest container hubs, Colombo has box four facilities: Jaya Container Terminal (JCT); South Asia Gateway Terminal (SAGT); East Container Terminal ...