Logistics International Ltd, the inland container depot of Hayleys Advantis has doubled capacity with the opening of its 3,500-TEU inland container depot covering 5.5 acres at Sedawatte, near Colombo.The company already operates a six-acre, 3,000-TEU depot in Welisara.

"As a key element of the Advantis Group's overall growth strategy, infrastructure investments such as this help us scale up our depot services and stay a step ahead of the market," said company director Prasanna Samarasinghe, who also runs a six-acre, 3,000 TEU capacity depot in Welisara just north of Colombo.

The ISO 9001:2008 compliant Sedawatte depot is near the port to offer faster transit and turnaround times, reported Lanka Business Online.

The new depot accommodates a container maintenance and repair facility with a capacity of 110 TEU per day and is also capable of servicing its container handling equipment.

It runs a tailor made depot management system and a unique container tracking system - a first for a container depot in Sri Lanka.

Logistics International enlists the services of 15 Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) certified container inspectors, to closely monitor the loading and unloading process and inspect containers for sea-worthiness.

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