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GAC Sri Lanka has entered into a partnership agreement with Hemas Transportation to build an integrated logistics facility in Muthurajawela Industrial Zone in the western part of Sri Lanka. It will comprise a state-of-the-art distribution centre, a container yard and a 15-acre warehouse. A groundbreaking ceremony, attended by the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, the Honorable Ranil Wickramasinghe, was held in January. The facility is expected to be operational by early June 2017 and the distribution centre completed by February 2018.
This new logistics centre will be equipped with reach stackers and will feature an advanced IT platform. The facility will also offer a modern container terminal with a capacity of 6,000 teu, and a seven container high stacking capability, and a warehousing and distribution centre offering 3PL services. The distribution centre will consist of 22,000 pallet positions with both ambient and temperature-controlled facilities.
Other features include a two-way approach to stacks in the container depot and a dual in and out gate that operates independently. The facility will enlist the services of Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) certified container inspectors, who will survey containers entering the depot, benchmarking against global standards.
Mahesh Kurukulasuriya, managing director of GAC Sri Lanka said this new venture was a significant step forward for the company, which started in 1991 with a staff of just 8, and now has more than 260 employees. He added: “This integrated logistics facility is a testament of our unyielding commitment towards meeting our customers’ ever-changing needs through constant innovation.”
