Owner: CHEC Port City Colombo Pvt. Ltd. Lead Design Firm: CCCC-FHDI Engineering Co. Ltd. General Contractor: China Harbour Engineering Co. Ltd.
Monsoons and the often turbulent Indian Ocean did not stop construction of the first phase of Sri Lanka’s new Colombo Port City, a crucial future economic hub for the country. Crews completed work on a 269-hectare artificial island and related structures within 36 months, despite losing 18 months to impacts of monsoon season.