COLOMBO (News 1st); A ship carrying 40,000 metric tons of petrol is due to arrive at the Port of Colombo today (18).

The Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminal Chairman, Mohamed Uwais said that the vessel will reach Sri Lanka from Singapore.

Meanwhile, a ship carrying 40,000 metric tons of Diesel is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka today as well.

The Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Terminal confirmed that the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminal currently has the required stocks of fuel for one month.

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