🚢 Colombo Port Surges into Global Top 20 as Container Volumes Surge 12% 📈

• Overall Growth: Handled 4.44 Mn TEUs in H1 2026, up 11.9% YoY (+471,981 TEUs) compared to 3.97 Mn TEUs in H1 2025. • Global Ranking: Advanced from 26th at year-end 2025 to 20th globally in H1 2026, driven by new capacity at Colombo West International Terminal. • Key Growth Driver: Transshipment continues to account for the overwhelming majority of total volume, deepening integration across trade routes connecting East Asia, South Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Europe. • Infrastructure & Investments: Up to US$ 2 Bn in potential investments targeted over the next 1–3 years for logistics infrastructure and expansion via public-private partnerships.