Sri Lanka is strategically located at the cross roads of both east and west sea routes and serves as the point of entry to South Asia.

Colombo Port

• According to the Lloyds Register the Colombo Port ranks as No. 01 port of South Asia and the 27th in the World.
• Throughput has grown at a compound annual rate of 20.3% over the last seven years.
• Transshipment cargo accounts for 76% of throughput.
• 23 major shipping lines and 7 feeder services operate out of Colombo.
• The Colombo Port is computerized and linked to all major freight stations.

The Hub Port of South Asia offers you:

• An ideal geographical location with minimum deviation from shipping lines.
• Fully equipped berths for late container vessels.
• Excellent feeder network.
• Fast turnaround and round the clock service.
• EDI facilities with two modern container terminals, with state of the art technology and control systems.
• The most competitive rates in the region.
• Multi country consolidation and entrepot cargo.
• Flexibility to meet customer needs.
  
  Work is also in progress to develop and upgrade the port of Galle located in the south and the port of Trincomalee on the north east coast of Sri Lanka <www.slpa.lk>

Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)

The BIA is a regional hub of air transportation and is considered to be # 1 in South Asia.

• Major airlines operate frequent flights from BIA to important cities in Europe, Middle East, Far East, Australia, and the Indian Sub Continent.
• Passenger movement at BIA has increased from 2.8 Million to 4.2 in 2009, a 50% increase.
• The cargo movements at BIA has increased from 127,116 to 131,841 in 2009
• The aircraft movement in the same period has increased from 21,058 to 28,608 in 2009
  
  

Global Logistics Hub

Sri Lanka will be developed as a major Global Logistics Hub in the South Asian region for trade, investment, communications, and financial services.

Key Features of Colombo Freeport

• Distribution parks at air and seaports
• Quality physical infrastructure facilities
• Warehousing & administration facilities
• Superior IT/telecom facilities
• Public/private participation
• One-stop service centre
• Private sector management
• Attractive incentives for operators and users
  

Key Activities of Colombo Freeport

• Multi-country consolidation
• Regional distribution
• Transhipment
• Entrepot trading
• Import/export and value addition