<p data-path-to-node="2" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-246" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="2,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="2,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">COLOMBO</b> — In a major regulatory and environmental initiative designed to position South Asia’s premier transshipment crossroads at the forefront of international maritime decarbonization, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), operating in consensus with private deepwater terminal concessionaires across the Port of Colombo, has officially ratified and notified an enforceable, tiered marine tariff rebate framework for commercial container vessels utilizing Onshore Power Supply (OPS) shore-power systems</span><span data-path-to-node="2,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="2,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="3" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-247" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="3,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The multi-terminal green incentive program applies uniformly across both public facilities operated by the SLPA—the Jaya Container Terminal (JCT) and the East Container Terminal (ECT)—and private deepwater container terminals, including South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT), and the Colombo West International Terminal (CWIT)</span><span data-path-to-node="3,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="3,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Engineered to reward ocean carriers investing in vessel decarbonization, the policy grants progressive discounts of up to 20% on baseline port entry dues, navigation tariffs, and marine pilotage charges for commercial container ships that plug into high-voltage shoreside electric grids and shut down auxiliary marine diesel generators while docked at berth</span><span data-path-to-node="3,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="3,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="4" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-248" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="4,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The Port of Colombo functions as the premier transshipment turnpike of the Indian Ocean rim, handling over 8 million TEUs annually, with roughly 75% to 80% of its volume consisting of transshipment containers moving to and from the Indian Subcontinent</span><span data-path-to-node="4,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="4,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. However, continuous high-density ship turnarounds have created localized environmental strain:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="5" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="5,0,0" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-249" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="5,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="5,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Auxiliary Diesel Exhaust at Berth:</b> While moored quayside for 24 to 36 hours of cargo loading and discharge operations, mainline Ultra-Large Container Vessels (ULCVs) and regional feeder ships traditionally run onboard auxiliary diesel generators to power vessel lighting, ventilation, navigation equipment, and hundreds of active refrigerated container plugs</span><span data-path-to-node="5,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="5,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="5,1,0" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-250" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="5,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="5,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">High Localized Particulate Burdens:</b> Unregulated combustion of marine diesel or heavy fuel oil inside the urban harbor basin releases substantial plumes of sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides , carbon dioxide, and fine black-carbon particulate soot &nbsp;directly over coastal metropolitan Colombo</span><span data-path-to-node="5,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="5,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="5,2,0" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-251" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="5,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="5,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Commercial Indifference to Vessel Emissions:</b> Historical port pricing matrices assessed harbor dues and pilotage strictly on a vessel's Gross Tonnage (GT), offering zero financial differentiation between a conventional heavy-fuel burner and an advanced, low-emission dual-fuel vessel equipped with expensive cold-ironing electrical switchboards</span><span data-path-to-node="5,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="5,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="6" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-252" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="6,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The newly unveiled concession architecture reverses these economics by placing an enforceable financial premium on clean, shoreside-powered port stays</span><span data-path-to-node="6,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. The SLPA's restructured concession schedule establishes a clear four-tier financial relief model integrated directly into port accounting systems:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="7" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,0,0" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-253" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="7,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="7,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Tier-1: 20% Master Berthing and Pilotage Rebate:</b> Mainline Ultra-Large Container Vessels (15,000 to 24,000+ TEU capacity) that execute complete high-voltage shore connection (HVSC) within two hours of all-fast mooring and draw 100% of auxiliary hoteling and reefer load from shoreside electricity throughout their port stay receive a 20% flat discount on baseline port dues and outward pilotage tariffs</span><span data-path-to-node="7,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,1,0" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-254" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="7,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="7,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Tier-2: 12% Mid-Tier Feeder Concession:</b> Regional short-sea feeder vessels (1,000 to 3,500 TEU capacity) operating on scheduled loops between Colombo and secondary ports in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan that plug into low-voltage or medium-voltage shore power receive a 12% rebate on marine port dues</span><span data-path-to-node="7,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,2,0" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-255" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="7,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="7,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Tier-3: Subsidized Clean Industrial Electricity Tariffs:</b> Berthed vessels drawing shore power are billed under a concessional, green-port utility tariff rate capped at wholesale renewable generation parity, shielding ocean carriers from volatile domestic peak-hour electrical surcharges</span><span data-path-to-node="7,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,3,0" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-256" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="7,3,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="7,3,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Tier-4: Priority Pilotage and Departure Green Lanes:</b> Certified green callers plugging into OPS infrastructure receive prioritized pilot boarding on departure, exempting carriers from standby tug waiting fees and expediting vessel release back into deep-sea shipping fairways</span><span data-path-to-node="7,3,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,3,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="8" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-257" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="8,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">To ensure that arriving container ships can access high-capacity shore power reliably without straining the municipal electricity network, terminal operators across the harbor have accelerated physical electrical infrastructure works</span><span data-path-to-node="8,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="8,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="9" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="9,0,0" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-258" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">High-Voltage Shore Connection (HVSC) Pits:</b> Along the continuous deepwater quaysides of ECT and CWIT, engineers have installed standardized, explosion-proof 6.6 kV and 11 kV OPS shore pits spaced at 60-meter intervals</span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. The installations utilize automated robotic cable-management arms that hoist heavy insulated marine electrical cables directly to shipboard power receptacles in under 20 minutes</span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="9,1,0" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-259" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Dedicated Harbor Substation and Frequency Conversion:</b> To accommodate international merchant fleets operating on varying electrical standards (60 Hz versus Sri Lanka's domestic 50 Hz grid frequency), the port complex is energized by twin static frequency converter stations capable of delivering up to 32 MVA of synchronized clean power across multiple berths simultaneously</span><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="9,2,0" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-260" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="9,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Rooftop Solar and Renewable Energy Ingestion:</b> The shoreside electricity grid is reinforced by a 15-megawatt-peak (MWp) rooftop solar photovoltaic array installed across port warehouse canopies and administrative complexes, paired with containerized Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery storage arrays to buffer sudden electrical load spikes during reefer-heavy container vessel handshakes</span><span data-path-to-node="9,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="10" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-261" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="10,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Maritime economists and terminal directors noted that the cold-ironing tariff structure serves a dual commercial and environmental purpose</span><span data-path-to-node="10,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="11" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,0,0" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-262" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="11,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Aligning with International Climate Mandates:</b> As global ocean carriers deploy dual-fuel LNG, biomethane, and green methanol tonnage to comply with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) greenhouse gas reduction checkpoints and European Union FuelEU Maritime standards, major carrier alliances are prioritizing hub ports equipped with certified zero-emission docking capabilities</span><span data-path-to-node="11,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="11,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,1,0" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-263" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="11,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Safeguarding Transshipment Market Share:</b> With modern deep-draft transshipment competitors developing across peninsular India—most notably Adani's deepwater hub at Vizhinjam and port expansions at Tuticorin—Colombo's proactive green tariff strategy provides carriers with lower port call operating costs, ensuring mainline East–West container services remain anchored at Sri Lanka's capital gateway</span><span data-path-to-node="11,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="11,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,2,0" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-264" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="11,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Seamless Digital Accounting via PCS:</b> Rebate entitlements are tracked and credited touchlessly through Colombo's cloud-based Smart Port Community System (PCS)</span><span data-path-to-node="11,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="11,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. The platform automatically reconciles shoreside power consumption meters with vessel telemetry logs, posting dynamic billing credits directly to the shipping agent's digital disbursements ledger within 24 hours of vessel departure</span><span data-path-to-node="11,2,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="11,2,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3358956695="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="12" id="p-rc_fba8699183363632-265" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="12,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Addressing delegates and stakeholders during the policy notification briefing at the SLPA Chaithya Road headquarters in Colombo</span><span data-path-to-node="12,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="12,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">, senior administrative leadership emphasized that Colombo cannot simply expand quayside concrete and add cranes; it must decarbonize its operational footprint</span><span data-path-to-node="12,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="12,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. By establishing these tiered shore-power concessions, the SLPA is providing international ocean carriers with clear economic incentives to shut down diesel generators at berth, delivering the draft, turnaround speed, and clean energy infrastructure required to power sustainable international supply chains across the Indian Ocean rim</span><span data-path-to-node="12,5" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c804304336="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c804304336="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="12,6" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span></p>