Colombo port expansion plan
Project Fact Sheet:
• Two breakwaters, 5 km and 1 km in length
• Dredging of harbour channel to 20m depth estimated volume being 13.6 million cubic metres
• first terminal will be 1200m in length, sufficient for 3 x 400m berths
• construction tender expected to be awarded by July 2007; construction period is 39 months
• Phase 1 includes breakwater and 3 terminals
• Phase 2 includes an extension of the breakwater and one more terminal
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