<p data-path-to-node="2" id="p-rc_579b53890fb80a6e-175" 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 an aggressive operational push to eliminate chronic landside bottlenecks and integrate container movements across all operational docks, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), acting in structured operational coordination with public and private container terminal concessionaires, has officially commissioned a dedicated, high-speed, four-lane internal trucking corridor traversing the Port of Colombo harbor basin</span><span data-path-to-node="2,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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-c1992611036="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <!----><source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1992611036="" _nghost-ng-c4109081696="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="3" id="p-rc_579b53890fb80a6e-176" 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 newly completed, heavy-duty inter-terminal corridor creates a segregated arterial loop that connects the state-managed Jaya Container Terminal (JCT) and East Container Terminal (ECT) directly with major private deepwater terminal facilities, including South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT), and the newly operational Colombo West International Terminal (CWIT)</span><span data-path-to-node="3,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1992611036="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <!----><source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1992611036="" _nghost-ng-c4109081696="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="4" id="p-rc_579b53890fb80a6e-177" 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;">Transshipment cargo moving to and from the Indian Subcontinent historically accounts for 70% to 80% of Colombo’s total annual throughput, sustained by frequent feeder loops channeling containers between primary manufacturing gateways—such as Chennai, Tuticorin, Cochin, Visakhapatnam, Kolkata, and Chittagong—and transcontinental line-haulers</span><span data-path-to-node="4,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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, the spatial separation between public shallow-draft berths inside the inner harbor and outer deepwater mega-containership quays has long acted as a severe operational pinch point</span><span data-path-to-node="4,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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="4,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1992611036="" 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_579b53890fb80a6e-178" 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;">Internal Perimeter Gridlock:</b> Moving transshipment containers between mother vessels discharging at outer berths like CWIT and regional feeder vessels berthed at JCT or SAGT historically required hundreds of internal terminal tractor-trailers (ITVs) and conventional prime movers negotiating narrow harbor access roads alongside general commercial port traffic</span><span data-path-to-node="5,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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;">. Peak vessel bunching and shift changes regularly generated severe vehicle queues lasting four to six hours</span><span data-path-to-node="5,0,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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="5,0,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1992611036="" 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_579b53890fb80a6e-179" 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;">Cascading Feeder Misses and Rollovers:</b> Landside transfer delays frequently prevented outbound boxes from reaching coastal feeder berths before vessel departure cut-offs, triggering container rollovers that stranded subcontinental export-import cargo in Colombo yards for days and inflated carrier dwell costs</span><span data-path-to-node="5,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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-c1992611036="" 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_579b53890fb80a6e-180" 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;">Yard Footprint Saturation:</b> Slower inter-terminal transfer velocity tied up prime quayside staging slots, forcing yard managers to maintain broad buffer zones that limited overall yard productivity during peak vessel turnarounds</span><span data-path-to-node="5,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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-c1992611036="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="6" id="p-rc_579b53890fb80a6e-181" 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 dedicated four-lane bypass permanently isolates internal terminal drayage from municipal city gates and general port-user access roads, enabling container trucks to complete point-to-point transfers across the harbor complex in under 45 minutes</span><span data-path-to-node="6,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1992611036="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="7" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Key engineering specifications, automation systems, and operational parameters of the newly commissioned corridor include:</p><ul data-path-to-node="8" 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="8,0,0" id="p-rc_579b53890fb80a6e-182" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="8,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="8,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">High-Speed Automated Gating &amp; OCR Portals:</b> The corridor is equipped with bi-directional, high-speed Optical Character Recognition (OCR) scanner gantries and high-frequency RFID reader arrays</span><span data-path-to-node="8,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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="8,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Trucks enter and exit terminal boundaries at operational speeds up to 20 km/h without stopping for manual paperwork reconciliations, automatically logging container ISO codes, truck license plates, and cryptographic electronic seals (e-Seals)</span><span data-path-to-node="8,0,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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="8,0,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1992611036="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="8,1,0" id="p-rc_579b53890fb80a6e-183" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="8,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="8,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Touchless Manifest Synchronization:</b> The physical roadway is dynamically synchronized with Colombo’s cloud-based Smart Port Community System (PCS) and the Terminal Operating Systems (TOS) of JCT, SAGT, CICT, and CWIT</span><span data-path-to-node="8,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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="8,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Transshipment container manifests and electronic equipment interchange receipts (e-EIR) clear automatically in the background, permitting prime movers to proceed straight from shipside crane buffers at one terminal to yard drop-off blocks at another without administrative pauses</span><span data-path-to-node="8,1,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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="8,1,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1992611036="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="8,2,0" id="p-rc_579b53890fb80a6e-184" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="8,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="8,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Dedicated High-Capacity Corridor Geometry:</b> Built to accommodate continuous 24/7 heavy-axle multi-trailer moves, the four-lane alignment features reinforced pavement engineering capable of handling gross vehicle weights up to 60 tonnes, elevated flyover grade separations to bypass rail spur crossings, and dedicated deceleration lanes leading straight into active container yard gates</span><span data-path-to-node="8,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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="8,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1992611036="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <!----><source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1992611036="" _nghost-ng-c4109081696="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="8,3,0" id="p-rc_579b53890fb80a6e-185" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="8,3,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="8,3,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Direct Coordination with Mainline Discharges:</b> By accelerating inter-terminal box flows, mega-containerships discharging up to 4,000 TEUs at outer deepwater docks can have feeder-bound transshipment blocks rapidly cross-docked and drayed directly to awaiting coastal feeder vessels at JCT, compressing vessel port stays and supporting high gross crane productivity across all terminal quays</span><span data-path-to-node="8,3,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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="8,3,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1992611036="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="8,4,0" id="p-rc_579b53890fb80a6e-186" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="8,4,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="8,4,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Substantial Drayage Decarbonization:</b> Eliminating extended vehicle idle pauses, stop-and-go queueing, and perimeter traffic backlogs cuts localized diesel emissions from harbor prime movers by an estimated 25%, advancing the port authority's green maritime and port decarbonization benchmarks</span><span data-path-to-node="8,4,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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="8,4,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1992611036="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="9" id="p-rc_579b53890fb80a6e-187" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="9,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Addressing terminal directors, logistics operators, and the Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents (CASA) at the SLPA administrative complex in Colombo, port leadership affirmed that landside transport velocity must match the speed of modern deepwater quays</span><span data-path-to-node="9,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Port officials emphasized that commissioning the high-speed inter-terminal trucking corridor establishes a seamless, synchronized transshipment bridge between public feeder docks and private deepwater concessions, insulating subcontinental supply chains from localized terminal friction and ensuring international shipping alliances receive reliable, clockwork vessel turnarounds at the Port of Colombo</span><span data-path-to-node="9,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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="9,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1992611036="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="10" id="p-rc_579b53890fb80a6e-188" 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;">SLPA operations management confirmed that the four-lane trucking corridor has been fully integrated into active port operations, operating on an uninterrupted 24/7 schedule across all terminal facilities</span><span data-path-to-node="10,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c2967161888="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2967161888="" 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></p>