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Message: <blockquote data-quote="monson" data-source="post: 28803561" data-attributes="member: 30005">Posted on <a href="https://www.lankabusinessonline.com/sri-lanka-to-build-south-asias-largest-logistics-complex-in-port-of-colombo/" target="_blank">April 21, 2023</a> | <a href="https://www.lankabusinessonline.com/category/lead-story/" target="_blank">Lead Story</a>, <a href="https://www.lankabusinessonline.com/category/industry/shipping-and-transport/" target="_blank">Shipping and Transport</a><img src="https://www.lankabusinessonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Image-02.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />An artist’s impression of the proposed South Asia Commercial & Logistics Hub to be completed by end of 2025 – the largest Logistics Hub in South Asia.Sri Lanka’s aspiration to become a major logistics hub in the region took a giant leap forward today with the launch of a project to build the largest commercial and logistics complex in South Asia in the Port of Colombo with an investment of US $ 392 million.Agreements for the construction and operation of the South Asia Commercial and Logistics Hub (SACL) as a 50-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) project were formally signed in Colombo by representatives of the three investing entities, with China Merchants Port Holdings (CMPort) holding a 70% stake, and Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) and Access Engineering PLC (Access) each holding a 15% stake in the venture.A Public Private Partnership (PPP) project, the South Asia Commercial and Logistics Hub will be built in the centre of the Port of Colombo and will have 530,000 CBM of storage capacity via an eight-floor building. The investment in the project will bring in much-needed foreign investment into Sri Lanka.Construction of the complex is expected to begin in the second half of 2023 with a target of completion by end 2025. Adjacent to Port City and the CBD, it will be directly linked with the airport via the Port Access Elevated Highway. The five million square foot complex will offer the full gamut of logistics related facilities and services such as Less than Container Load (LCL), Multi-Country Consolidation (MCC), Container Freight Station (CFS), General warehousing and various other value-added services.A Spokesperson for CMPort said the project will result in an infusion of US$ 126 million in addition to an upfront payment of US$ 26 million after the agreement is signed. The project is also expected to provide direct employment to a minimum of 1,800 people and create 10,500 other indirect job opportunities.The project aligns with Sri Lanka’s national development strategy to transform the country into a major logistics centre, identified as a key sector and a driving force for economic development in the National Policy Framework (NPF) 2019. It will provide better logistics and warehousing facilities and services, enhancing the Port’s competitive advantage and consequently strengthening its Hub status. The project will also improve the operational efficiency of the Port of Colombo and introduce leading-edge technology and innovation. The Port of Colombo is currently ranked among the top 13 ports in the world in terms of shipping network connectivity. Despite its ideal location on the international trading route, the Port still lacks a modern, state-of-the-art logistics facility, the Spokesperson said. At present, mainly loading and discharging of cargo is done at the Port of Colombo, with little value-added services being offered. SACL will change this landscape. Additionally, since the Port of Colombo was declared as a Freeport by the Government of Sri Lanka, the project will enjoy the associated Freeport advantages in its operations, such as no customs clearance for transshipment and MCC cargo, resulting in reduced paperwork and associated costs. The project also provides an ideal platform for the registration of hub companies – which will enjoy tax concessions in CIT, WHT, VAT, etc.The project is expected to help the Port of Colombo to strengthen its competitiveness against other competing ports in the region. Furthermore, the improved services and cost benefits provided by the project are expected to attract more business and container volumes to the Port of Colombo, benefitting all its terminals and generating higher revenues for the Port and port-related companies in Sri Lanka.CMPort, the major shareholder in the South Asia Commercial and Logistics Hub, is the parent company of Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) which manages the South Terminal of the Port of Colombo. CMPort is the largest and a globally-competitive public port developer, investor and operator in China with investments in Mainland China, Hong Kong and overseas. CMPort has a port network portfolio spanning 50 ports in 26 countries and regions. Guided by the vision “To be a world class comprehensive port service provider” and supported by its domestic, overseas and innovation strategies, CMPort strives to strengthen its core competencies in global throughput, port service and management.<img src="https://www.lankabusinessonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Image-01.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Dignitaries at the signing of the milestone agreement with the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva and China Merchants Group Chairman Miao Jianmin (6th from left). Others in the picture are (from left) Messrs Dharshana Munasinghe – Director – Business Development, Access Engineering PLC; Susantha Abeysiriwardena – Managing Director, SLPA; Keith Bernard – Chairman, SLPA; K. D. S. Ruwanchandra – Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation; Deng Renjie – Executive Vice President – China Merchants Group; Sumal Perera – Chairman, Access Group; Feng Boming – Executive Vice President – China Merchants Group; Wang Xiufeng – CEO, China Merchants Ports Holdings and Jack Huang – CEO, Colombo International Container Terminals- <a href="https://www.lankabusinessonline.com/sri-lanka-to-build-south-asias-largest-logistics-complex-in-port-of-colombo/" target="_blank">https://www.lankabusinessonline.com/sri-lanka-to-build-south-asias-largest-logistics-complex-in-port-of-colombo/</a>මේ අතර දකුණු ආසියාවේ විශාලතම ලොජිස්ටික් මධ්‍යස්ථානය ඉදිකිරීම සඳහා ගිවිසුම් අත්සන් කිරීම පසුගිය සිකුරාදා සිදුකෙරිණි. කොළඹ වරාය තුළ ඉදිකෙරෙන මෙම පරිශ්‍රය සඳහා China Merchants Port Holdings, ශ්‍රී ලංකා වරාය අධිකාරිය සහ ඇක්සස් ඉංජිනියරින්ග් සමාගම අත්සන් තැබූහ.මෙම ව්‍යාපෘතියේ ප්‍රධාන ආයෝජකයා වන China Merchants Port Holdings විසින් මෙහිදී සිදුකරනු ලබන සමස්ත ආයෝජනය එක්සත් ජනපද ඩොලර් මිලියන 392 කි.තට්ටු 8කින් සමන්විත මෙම ලොජිස්ටික් මධ්‍යස්ථානය වර්ග අඩි පනස්ලක්ෂයක් පුරා විහිදී ඇති දැවැන්ත පරිශ්‍රයකි.අදාළ ව්‍යාපෘතියේ 15% බැගින් වන කොටස් හිමිකාරීත්වයන් ශ්‍රී ලංකා වරාය අධිකාරිය සහ ඇක්සස් ඉංජිනියරින් සමාගම සතුව පවතී.- <a href="http://biz.adaderana.lk/%e0%b6%b4%e0%b7%8a%e2%80%8d%e0%b6%bb%e0%b6%b8%e0%b7%94%e0%b6%9b-%e0%b6%b4%e0%b7%99%e0%b7%85%e0%b7%9a-%e0%b6%a0%e0%b7%93%e0%b6%b1-%e0%b6%86%e0%b6%ba%e0%b7%9d%e0%b6%a2%e0%b6%9a%e0%b6%ba%e0%b7%92/" target="_blank">http://biz.adaderana.lk/ප්‍රමුඛ-පෙළේ-චීන-ආයෝජකයි/</a></blockquote>

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