Hambantota International Port
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hambantota-international-port-172-14874479
title:
Hambantota International Port
text:
The Hambantota International Port is a deep water port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, notable for its 99-year lease to China Merchant Ports. Opened in 2010, it is Sri Lanka's second largest port, after Colombo. In 2020, the port handled 1.8 million tonnes of cargo. Construction of the port commenced in January 2008. In 2016, it reported an operating profit of $1.81 million but was considered economically unviable. As debt repayment got difficult, the newly-elected government decided to privatise an 8
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encyclopedia
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Port in Sri Lanka
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hambantota_International_Port
date created:
2009-11-29T15:23:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T22:38:52Z
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