ECT back in operation for 01st time in 05 years

East Container Terminal (ECT) back in operation for the 01st time in 05 years

by Zulfick Farzan 27-10-2020 | 6:33 PM

Colombo (News 1st); Operations at the East Container Terminal (ECT) which were suspended for a period of 05 years, resumed today.

General (Retd) Daya Ratnayake, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority speaking to News 1st said the operations resumed in accordance with a decision reached by the Cabinet of Ministers.

He said only 40% of the total construction of ECT was completed and operations resumed to meet the growing demand of the port operations.

A cargo vessel from Mediterranean Shipping Company, the top customer of the Colombo Port, reached the East Container Terminal today to inaugurate operations.

The 300-meter long vessel was operating from South Africa to China.