News Archive ..................................................... July 2010 April 2010 January 2010 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009

News Want to stay abreast of the latest happenings at SAGT? We have an extensive collection of information on your favorite hub seaport that includes the latest industry news from the Port of Colombo as well as our newsletters, local and international press articles.   Latest News   21 December 2010 - Sri Lanka port handles record four million containers Dec 21, 2010 (LBO) - Colombo port volumes hit a new record of four million containers Tuesday supported by strong growth in both transshipment and import-export cargo, the Sr.....more   16 September 2010 - Sri Lanka Aitken Spence-China Merchant consortium gets terminal deal Sept 16, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has awarded a contract to build and operate a new deep-water container terminal in Colombo port to a consortium consisting of China Merchant Holding.....more   7 September 2010 - Sri Lanka port gets more customs gates Sept 07, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Customs department has doubled the number of gates at Colombo port to four to ease congestion and speed up the flow of cargo, a Sri Lanka Ports Au.....more   10 August 2010 - Sri Lanka port terminal volumes rise Aug 10, 2010 (LBO) - Container volumes at a Colombo port private terminal run by an associate firm of John Keells Holdings rose in July as harbour delays were sorted out and trade .....more   5 August 2010 - SAGT volume surpasses 173,000 TEUs in the month of July 2010 SAGT throughput for the month of July 2010 read as 173,084 TEUs, recording the third highest volume handled in a single month to date. This is a growth of 9.4% compared to July 200.....more