The first terminal was awarded to the China Merchants Holdings (International) - Aitken Spence consortium on 16 September 2010 [REF].
The 2.4 million TEU capacity Colombo South Container Terminal, the first terminal under new expansion in the Port of Colombo is built by Colombo International Container Terminals Ltd., (CICT), a joint venture Company between China Merchants Holdings (International) Co., Ltd.