COLOMBO, Dec 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet approved a proposal, to appoint a committee, to implement steps for improving efficiency in container release operations, at the port in the capital of Colombo, according to the government’s information department, yesterday.
The cabinet approved the proposal, presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, to appoint a committee, to be chaired by Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, to take necessary steps to implement an appropriate system, to release containers from the port without any delay, by further improving the efficiency of the current system.
The Colombo port operates four container terminals. Two of them are privately owned, and the other two are government-owned. Between 5,000 and 10,000 containers are inspected and released daily, through each terminal, including clearance of re-shipments, according to the department.– NNN-XINHUA
