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Colombo South Terminal open for public till Aug 15
Aug 13, 201305:47 PM
The date for public viewing of the newly built South Terminal of the Colombo Port has been extended till August 15, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority said today.
The Colombo South Terminal of the Colombo Port was declared open by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on August 05.
The massive terminal in Colombo is located mid-way on the lucrative east-west sea route and has facilities on a par with Singapore and Dubai.
The Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT), which is 85 per cent owned by the state-run China Merchant Holdings International, is designed to handle mega ships -- a first for Sri Lanka which is aiming to become the region’s shipping hub.
