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 Alphaliner Monthly. The 16.2% YoY increase trailed Singapore's 16.5% growth. Colombo handled a record 6.2 million containers in 2017 and Ports Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe expects throughput of seven million this year.