
Colombo Port posts 5.7% growth in container volumes in first eight months of 2025
Container traffic at the Port of Colombo expanded by 5.7% year-on-year (YoY) to 5.43 million TEUs in the January–August 2025 period, up from 5.14 million

Container traffic at the Port of Colombo expanded by 5.7% year-on-year (YoY) to 5.43 million TEUs in the January–August 2025 period, up from 5.14 million

This represents a growth of 10.60%, compared to 1,526,284 TEUs of containers in the corresponding period in the previous financial year 2023-2024. Appreciating the substantial

JM Baxi Ports & Logistics has reported unprecedented container volume growth across its six operational terminals – from Kandla on the west coast to two

Source: gCaptain In April, the Global Xeneta Shipping Index (XSI®) – an average of all valid long-term contracts in the market – was mostly steady

Earlier, ships had huge pre-berthing delays at ports and loading/unloading of cargo was also very tedious. But over the past decade, the situation has changed,

Container traffic at the Port of Colombo expanded by 5.7%

This represents a growth of 10.60%, compared to 1,526,284 TEUs

JM Baxi Ports & Logistics has reported unprecedented container volume

Source: gCaptain In April, the Global Xeneta Shipping Index (XSI®)

Earlier, ships had huge pre-berthing delays at ports and loading/unloading