INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Africa, Colombo is the first hub they meet...Singapore is further away
handled 6.94 million 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) in 2023, a 2% jump for the year, SLPA data showed
uptick is from Mediterranean Shipping Company, the leading container shipping company, Weerasinghe added.Shipping companies are also
increasingly using Colombo as a relaying port, sometimes offloading their entire cargo to a different ship, he added.Vessel calls have risen
privately-run terminal.He declined to be named as he is not authorised to speak to the media.Source: Reuters
-Agencies
