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Even though Sri Lanka is a small and developing country, it currently has one of the busiest container port and largest harbour in the world. The Colombo port in Sri Lanka which is currently ranked as the 29th busiest port in the world in Wikipedias list of worlds busiest container ports.
However as you can see in the photos here which I took recently, a mega expansion project is going on at the Colombo port. This Colombo port expansion project is going to it 3 times as big as it is now! That means when this port expansion project is over (within 2 years), Colombo port will be set to become one of the 10 largest and busiest ports in the world!
According to the previously mentioned Wikipedia worlds busiest port list, Colombo port handled about 4 million TEUs (or Twenty-foot equivalent units of containers) in 2010. That made it the 29th busiest port in the world. This itself is a impressive record for a country like small Sri Lanka, considering that world famous and busy ports like New York City (ranked worlds 19th) handled only 5.3 million TEUs in 2010.
When the Colombo Port expansion project (called the Colombo South Port) is complete the Colombo Port will have the ability to handle more then 12 million TEUs annually. According to current world port statistic that will make Colombo Port able to claim the 9th or 10th place among the top 10 busiest ports in the world.
Above Pic Shows construction work going on 24/7 at Colombo Port expansion project. The strange shaped objects in the foreground are the giant concrete boulders that are used to fill the sea, reclaim land and build the new quays of the port.
S0 look forward very soon for the day our port will beat world famous ports like Rotterdam (11.1 million TEUs, Busiest Port in Europe) and Los Angeles Port (6.5 million TEUs, busiest port in North America). Not bad for a small 3rd world country no?
Colombo Port Set To Enter Top 10 Busiest Ports in the World! | Sri Lanka News Online
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Thanks China!
However as you can see in the photos here which I took recently, a mega expansion project is going on at the Colombo port. This Colombo port expansion project is going to it 3 times as big as it is now! That means when this port expansion project is over (within 2 years), Colombo port will be set to become one of the 10 largest and busiest ports in the world!
According to the previously mentioned Wikipedia worlds busiest port list, Colombo port handled about 4 million TEUs (or Twenty-foot equivalent units of containers) in 2010. That made it the 29th busiest port in the world. This itself is a impressive record for a country like small Sri Lanka, considering that world famous and busy ports like New York City (ranked worlds 19th) handled only 5.3 million TEUs in 2010.
When the Colombo Port expansion project (called the Colombo South Port) is complete the Colombo Port will have the ability to handle more then 12 million TEUs annually. According to current world port statistic that will make Colombo Port able to claim the 9th or 10th place among the top 10 busiest ports in the world.
Above Pic Shows construction work going on 24/7 at Colombo Port expansion project. The strange shaped objects in the foreground are the giant concrete boulders that are used to fill the sea, reclaim land and build the new quays of the port.
S0 look forward very soon for the day our port will beat world famous ports like Rotterdam (11.1 million TEUs, Busiest Port in Europe) and Los Angeles Port (6.5 million TEUs, busiest port in North America). Not bad for a small 3rd world country no?
Colombo Port Set To Enter Top 10 Busiest Ports in the World! | Sri Lanka News Online
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Thanks China!