The Sri Lanka Customs has announced that the current container congestion at the port is expected to be fully resolved soon.
Customs Director General Sarath Nonis yesterday said President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has ordered Sri Lanka Customs to resolve this issue within four days and arrangements are being made to end the backlog by end of this week.
Nonis said Economic Development Deputy Minister Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando and Presidential Secretary, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, have been visiting the port daily to oversee necessary measures to address the issue. The Department confirmed that action plans are already being put in place to resolve the situation efficiently.
Sri Lanka primarily imports containers from China and India.The Customs noted that since the third week of January, shipments from China have been temporarily halted due to factory closures in the country for the Chinese New Year celebrations, which lasts for about a month.
As a result, the volume of imported containers arriving in Sri Lanka is expected to decrease significantly until the second week of February. Authorities anticipate that this reduction in incoming shipments will help ease congestion at the Colombo Port more quickly.
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