New vehicle carrier from Japan calls at Hambantota

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The Ro-Ro vessel MV Csav Rio Illapel Monrovia called Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port (MRMRP) in Hambantota on Friday, with 460 vehicles from Japan. The vessel travelled from Japan via Singapore and Chennai to Sri Lanka’s Southern Port of MRMRP.

The port, which commenced its transhipment process in Hambantota early this year, has already started to make earnings in a fruitful manner as more ships are scheduled to arrive at the port in coming days. Here the MV Csav Rio Illapel Monrovia berthed at MRMRP while vehicles being unloaded are parked beside

— Pic by Mahinda Thennakoon