Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) recorded the highest ever monthly container throughput in January 2011 at 205,539 TEUs, which is 4,327 TEUs higher than the previous high of 201,212 TEUs in August 2010, reported Daily News (Sri Lanka).

The total containers handled by the Port of Colombo for the month of January 2011 reached 366,971 TEUs compared to 328,290 TEUs handled for the same period in 2010, a growth of 11.78 percent.

Source: CargonewsAsia.