For the first time the Jaya
Container Terminal (JCT)
accommodated two container
ships which were of 685
meter length. The two ships
Ningbo Express and MSC
Luciana belonging to the MSC
shipping company called on
Colombo Port JCT 3 - 4
jetties simultaneously to
obtain sentential serveries.
The JCT container terminal
capacity is only 660 meters
but the two ships put
together was 685 meters.
However the staff managed to
accommodate both ships and
provide satisfactory
service,” said Sri Lanka
Port Authority, Director
Operations, Jayantha Perera.
Mediterranean Shipping
Company and Hapag Lloyd were
the local agents for these
two ships. MSC Luciana
called on Colombo from Saudi
Arabia’s King Abdullah Port
and would sail to India
while Ningbo Express will
sail to U. S. East harbor
via Suez Canal.