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SOUTHAMPTON, Sunday - After defeating the hosts, and World Cup favourites, England in the first warm-up, Aaron Finchmen will look to sustain their brilliance against a hurting Sri Lankan outfit on Monday in their second warm-up match in Southampton.

The Kerala coast has been put on high alert following intelligence reports that boats allegedly carrying 15 Islamic State terrorists had set off from Sri Lanka to the Lakshadweep islands, police said on Saturday. According to highly placed sources in the police department, the coastal police stations and coastal district police chiefs have been alerted.

ArmyDulani Pallikondage on her way to score a try in the Cup final of the WomenInter-Club Segment I Sevens Rugby Tournament against Navy at Havelock Park yesterday. Pictures by Wasitha Patabendige ArmyDulani Pallikondage on her way to score a try in the Cup final of the WomenInter-Club Segment I Sevens Rugby Tournament against Navy at Havelock Park yesterday. Pictures by Wasitha Patabendige

he Colombo Port container volumes indicates an increase in the month of April 2019 by 9.1% compared to the same period last year. Together with the Jaya Container Terminal (JCT), South Asia Gateway Terminal (SAGT) and the Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT), the Port of Colombocumulative Volume has increased by 5.9%.

In April 2018 the Colombo Port had handled a total of Transshipments volume of 441,437 TEUs that has increased up to 482,910 for the same period this year. Accordingly, with the increase marked at SLPA and other terminals compared from January to April 2018, the Port of Colombo Transshipment Volumes have marked an increase of 8.6 %. The container throughput at the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) controlled terminals has also been increased significantly by 10.5% .

The Port of Colombo is ranked the worldNo.01 container growth port among the top 30 container ports for the year of 2018 in container handling. It has also recorded a 13.5% growth for the year 2018 over the same period of the previous year reaching to 22nd from the position of 23rd amongst global container ports, according to Alphaliner Monthly. It is also a significant achievement as it is the first time in history the Port of Colombo has topped a global maritime ranking. With this growth, Port of Colombo has leapt ahead many other Asian;Middle Eastern and European Ports.The latest release of Drewry Port Connectivity Index also ranked the Port of Colombo as the 11th best Connectivity Port in the world for 2018.