CICT records a throughput of 3.1 million teus in 2021

Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) ended 2021 on a high note by achieving the milestone of 3 million teus within a year for the first time. The company’s throughput for the full year was expected to reach approximately 3.1 million teus by December 31 representing a healthy increase of around 11 percent over 2020.
Notably, CICT achieved its first one million teus milestone in just eight months, from January to August 2015 and ended that year with 1.56 million teus. The company handled two million teus in a single year for the first time in 2016. It recorded incremental increases in annual throughput thereafter, handling 2.38 million teus in 2017, 2.67 million teus in 2018, 2.9 million teus in 2019 and 2.89 million teus in 2020.
The Company, which manages the Colombo South Terminal, commenced construction of the terminal in December 2011 and began port operations in 2013. The volume handled by the terminal has grown five-fold since then.
“We are delighted to have played the role expected of us with flying colours in our first decade as an integral part of the Port of Colombo,” CICT CEO Jack Huang said. “We have been a significant contributor to the port’s throughput by attracting vessels which would otherwise have bypassed Colombo because of the absence of a deep-water terminal. CICT is also proud to have led the way in promoting eco-friendly operations and innovations in service.”