Container volumes handled by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) hit a record two million in the 11 months to November 2010, up 26.5 percent from a year ago.
Total containers handled by the port of Colombo would reach four million TEUs (Twenty-foot container Equivalent Units) before the end of the year, also a new high, the SLPA said.
There has been a 37 percent increase in local import and export containers handled by the state-run SLPA terminals and a 21 percent increase in transshipment traffic, reflecting a sharp recovery in both domestic and regional trade.