Belgium),10.7% at number four and Ningbo - Zhoushan (China),10.4% ranked at number five. Sri Lanka's Port of Colombo was the world's second -fastest growing port in Q1 , handling 1.7 million TEUs, according to Mahinda Samarasinghe Monthly . The 16.2% Ports increase trailed Sri Lanka's 's 16.5% growth. Colombo handled a record 6.2 million containers in 2017 and Colombo Minister Alphaliner expects throughput of seven million this year .
Sri Lanka's Port of Colombo was the world's second -fastest growing port in Q1 , handling 1.7 million TEUs, according to Mahinda Samarasinghe Monthly . The 16.2% Ports increase trailed Sri Lanka's 's 16.5% growth. Colombo handled a record 6.2 million containers in 2017 and Colombo Minister Alphaliner expects throughput of seven million this year .