# Sri Lanka cabinet awards Colombo Port East Container Terminal Phase II to CHEC and Access Engineering

The Sri Lankan cabinet approved awarding the contract for Phase II of the East Container Terminal at Colombo Port to Access Engineering and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). Additionally, ZPMC won a deal to supply cranes.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-11-30
- Where: Colombo Port, Sri Lanka
- Status: announced
- Products: container terminal infrastructure, ship-to-land cranes, rail mounted automatic gantry cranes
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries](https://endata.com/companies/6986.md) (supplier)
- [China Harbour Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/34284.md) (partner)
- [Access Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/59306.md) (partner)
- [Sri Lanka Ports Authority](https://endata.com/companies/59307.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [porttechnology.org](https://www.porttechnology.org/news/ports-and-terminals/chinese-firms-chosen-in-sri-lanka-colombo-port-terminal-expansion/), 2021-11-30: "The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the minister of Ports and Shipping to award the said procurement to Access Engineering Company and CHEC Ltd on the recommendation of the Cabinet Appointed Procurement Committee."

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