News / SLPA shrugs off challenges at Colombo as south Indian ports vie for business

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Sri Lanka Port Authority (SLPA), which governs terminals in Colombo Port, claims there is no real threat from other subcontinent ports trying to poach mainline carriers, amid large-scale economic setbacks plaguing the island nation.

Carriers regularly serving Colombo, mainly loading Indian transhipment cargo, have faced increased turnaround and productivity concerns in recent weeks, in the aftermath of fuel shortages that had pulled trucks off the port.

“The recent expansions in the major ports around Sri Lanka have made the country ready to ...