In the port of Colombo, the Colombo West International Terminal (CWIT), the first terminal for fully automated port of call containers Sri Lanka. The terminal, which has a quay of 1,400 linear meters with a depth of the seabed of -20 meters and a capacity of annual traffic of approximately 3.2 million TEUs, is managed by a consortium formed by the Indian Adani Ports & SEZ Ltd, by the Sri Lankan John Keells Holdings PLC and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority ( of 15 March and 1 October 2021). The construction of the terminal was launched in early 2022 and the investment in the project is estimated at $800 million.