Overview
- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya inaugurated the Phase II expansion on Thursday, October 1, 2026, marking the project’s official opening.
- The USD 750 million investment doubles Colombo West International Terminal’s handling capacity from 1.6 million to 3.2 million TEUs and adds infrastructure to berth three ultra‑large container vessels simultaneously.
- CWIT operates as Sri Lanka’s first fully automated deep‑water container terminal with electrified equipment designed to eliminate tailpipe emissions during on‑terminal operations.
- The terminal was developed under a 35‑year build‑operate‑transfer concession with Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, John Keells Holdings and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority and has generated more than 3,000 direct and indirect jobs.
- CWIT reached 1 million TEUs in its inaugural year and 2 million TEUs within 18 months, and the expansion positions the terminal to capture nearly 25 percent of the Port of Colombo’s planned 13 million TEU capacity by 2028, which could increase transshipment volumes and support more export‑import trade through Sri Lanka.