Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) has identified the expansion
of Port of Colombo to cater the increasing demand of services in the international
shipping industry. After comprehensive studies the proposed development in
South of Colombo Port was identified essential. This entire infrastructural
development project is called “Colombo Port Expansion Project (CPEP)”.
The proposed Colombo South Harbour is situated west to the
existing port of Colombo comprising an area of approximately 600 hectares. The
proposed harbour has 3 terminals each having 1,200m length and facilities to
accommodate 3 berths alongside. The proposed small boat harbour at the end of
secondary breakwater has 400m length of quay wall.
New buildings for pilot station and crew accommodation are to be constructed at
the head of secondary breakwater.
The proposed new harbour basin has;
Turning circle - 600m
Basin depth - 18.0m
Depth of access
channel - 20m
Width of the Harbour
mouth - 570m
Two phases of the project:
1.
Harbour Infrastructure works as
construction of Breakwaters, dredging for new harbor basin and navigation
channel and rerouting of crude oil pipe line.
2.
Construction of Terminals and other
related services.
1.0
Harbour Infrastructure works
Project Details:-
Client :
Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Mr. Susantha Abeysiriwardana
Project Director
Chief Engineer - Planning & Development
Division
Mrs. F.M. Hussain
Deputy Project Director
Superintending Civil Engineer - Planning &
Development Division
Engineer :
Scott Wilson ltd - UK
Contractor : Hyundai
Engineering & Construction Co , Korea
Funded by : Asian
Development Bank (ADB) - US$ 300
Millions
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) - US$ 75.1 Millions
Date of Commencement : 11th April 2008
Construction Period
: 48 months
Progress of Colombo Port
Expansion Project as at on 15th
August 2012
The overall physical progress of the project is assessed at
about 83%.
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Main Breakwater (5.14 km length)
– Full length of the Breakwater ( 5.140km
) has been completed placing with core materials and outer
protection layers. The Core loc placing up to +3.5 LWOST has been
completed for the total length ( 5.140km) |
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Secondary Breakwater (1.090 km
length) - Total length (1.090km) has been
completed placing with core materials and 400m length of
Quay has been completed with Block
placing for the small boat harbour. |
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Supply
of Quarry Materials
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Rock transportation by sea from Load Out Point (Small
Harbour) located at Wadduwa, Kalutara
is continued during the calm weather and around 10-12 of quarry loaded
barges are being transported to Colombo in a week. Out of 5.3 million cubic
meters of total requirement, about 4.92 million cubic meters of rock has been
transported to Colombo up to date. |
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Dredging
work is in progress and 9.81million cubic meters of material has been dredged
in the access channel. Further, 17.87 million cubic meters of dredged materials
has been reclaimed in the core of the breakwater. |
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Submarine
crude oil pipeline
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Submarine
crude oil pipeline to the SPBM had been laid across the port access channel at
a shallow depth. Laying of New pipeline at -26m from Mean Sea Level and removal
of old pipeline have been successfully completed. |
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Construction
of Approximately 4.0km length of total internal roads, has been commenced and
in progress comprising with the 6, 4, and 2 lane roads (Lane width 3.7m).
Contractor achieved Progress of 59% in this work up to date. |
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2.0
Construction of Terminals and other
related services. |
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South
Container Terminal |
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After
calling and evaluation of the Request for Proposals (RFP), development of the
first terminal of the Colombo South Harbour, namely South Container Terminal
has been assigned to M/s. Colombo International Container Terminals Limited
under BOT basis. |
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• Developer
: Colombo International Container Terminals
Limited (CICT)
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Effective
Date : 1st December 2011
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Term
of BOT Agreement : 35 Years |
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Project
Features :-
Quay Length : 1,200 m
No. of Berths : 3 - 4
berths
Capacity : 2.4 M TEU
Depth : 18m |
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Construction
Details:-
Date of Commencement
: 16th December 2011
Project Completion : Phase I (600m Quay Length) - December 2013
Phase II (Entire Terminal) -
April 2014
Estimated Cost : US$ 500 million
Consultant :
AECOM of Hong Kong
Civil Contractor : China Harbour Enginnering Company Ltd.
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Present
Progress:-
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BOT Agreement has been signed on 12th August 2011
between SLPA and CICT.
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Site
Lease Agreement, Shareholders’ Agreement and Lenders Direct Agreement have been
executed.
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Consultancy
and Civil construction contracts have been awarded.
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Topographic
survey and bathymetric survey have been completed.
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Dredging
and reclamation for the casting yard have been commenced and more than 1.4 million
m3 of sand have been reclaimed up to now.
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Construction
of site office buildings and other facilities are in progress.
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