Business Opportunities

Geographical Advantage

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Sri Lanka: 'The Emerald Island' is strategically located at the crossroads of both east and west sea routes and serves as the point of entry to South Asia. In fact Colombo Port is ranked as the No. 1 port of South Asia and 26th in the world. About 23 shipping lines and 7 feeder services operate out of Colombo.


Colombo Freeport: Global Logistics Hub


Colombo due to its strategic location has emerged as a major Global Logistics Hub in the South Asian region for trade, investment, communications and financial services. Colombo Freeport provides integrated air, sea and road services linked to state-of-the-art distribution parks.


Sri Lanka as 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.

In addition to Colombo, the work is also in progress to develop and upgrade Hambantota [South] and Trincomalee [North East] to offer seamless logistics experience for businesses.