News / Yards 'choked with boxes' as congestion returns to Colombo

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A nagging capacity strain at Sri Lanka’s Colombo port, which caused considerable congestion issues in early 2024, has come back to haunt container lines and shippers using the busy South Asia hub.

A confluence of factors seems to have contributed to the latest bout of disruption, with fears the delays will last at least through the month, according to industry sources in Colombo.

“Inter-terminal activity is painfully slow, and yards are alarmingly choked with containers,” one ...