Port of Colombo records highest-ever container throughput in 2025

COLOMBO, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Port of Colombo recorded its highest container throughput on record in 2025, handling 8.29 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), according to Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA).

The figure exceeds the 7.79 million TEUs processed in 2024 and consolidates Colombo's position as South Asia's leading container hub. The year-on-year growth was achieved amid volatility in global shi