CICT Archives

November 30, 2023

Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) and the China Merchants Foundation (CMF) donated US$ 41,600 (approximately Rs 13.7 million at current rates of exchange) to the wheelchair tennis programme of the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA), extending their support to the sport for the ninth year. This latest donation takes the cumulative value […]

November 23, 2023

Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has entered into a milestone collaboration agreement with the University of Moratuwa (UoM), creating a broad framework for a closer strategic alignment of academia and the logistics and engineering industries. A Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two entities outlines the parameters of a partnership that will […]

October 10, 2023

Beats terminals in China, Indonesia and Thailand to win coveted AFLAS award in Under 4 million TEUs category Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has been declared the Best Container Terminal in Asia in 2023 in the Under 4 million TEUs category, winning the coveted title for the seventh consecutive year. CICT’s impressive […]

May 17, 2023

Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has announced the maiden call of a new service to the Port of Colombo that will connect Sri Lanka with the East Coast of the United States via Asia, strengthening another important trade route for exporters and importers and making Sri Lanka more accessible to global markets. […]

February 21, 2023

Theory was brought to vivid life when Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) recently hosted a group of students to a visit to the South Terminal of the Port of Colombo to see the port’s showpiece terminal in operation. The visit, organised in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) […]

February 17, 2023

Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) won the 2023 six-a-side softball cricket tournament organised by the Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents (CASA) beating Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) in the final on Sunday 12th February. Batting first, the CICT team led by Captain Anju Jayashantha scored an impressive 108 for no loss and […]

December 9, 2022

Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has announced a milestone collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) to provide job-based training opportunities for young people aspiring to careers in logistics and transport. A Memorandum of Understanding ratified by the two organisations paves the way for CILT to be the liaison […]

November 21, 2022

The donation under the C-Blue project, will fund cataract and LASIK surgeries and other procedures Another group of Sri Lankans with correctable eye diseases and disorders will soon begin surgery to restore clearer vision, thanks to the latest phase of a community initiative of Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) in partnership with […]

October 21, 2022

Sri Lankan engineering ingenuity at Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has given the maritime world a potentially life-saving innovation that eliminates the risks run while mooring large ships. A hydraulically-operated quick-release hook invented by CICT’s Senior Engineer Charith de Silva enables a fork lift operator towing a mooring rope that can weigh […]

September 29, 2022

Families in a village in Sri Lanka’s deep South witnessed corporate generosity and empathy when Colombo International Container Terminals Limited (CICT) and Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) joined hands recently to donate dry rations to residents of Kandagasmankada in the Lunugamwehera Division of the Hambantota District. Dubbed ‘Hope Village’ after the hamlet […]

CICT & CMF donate US$ 41,600 to SLTA’s wheelchair tennis programme for 2023-24

CICT launches strategic collaborative partnership with University of Moratuwa

CICT crowned Best Container Terminal of its capacity in Asia for 7th consecutive year

CICT attracts new service to Colombo, adds connectivity on USA route

CICT hosts university students to a day at Colombo Port’s South Terminal

CICT wins CASA softball cricket championship 2023

CICT in milestone initiative with CILT to enhance training in logistics & transport

CICT pledges US$ 25,000 for sight-saving surgeries in Sri Lanka

CICT engineer invents potentially life-saving quick-release hook for use in mooring ships

CICT & HIPG gift essential foods to 362 families of ‘Hope Village’