🚢 Sri Lanka's 🇱🇰 Colombo Port Congestion: The Real Issues & When It Will End ⭕ On a normal day last year, Sri Lanka only received around 1000 import containers. However, at the end of the year and into this January, due to rice imports, seasonal demand, normalization after the crisis this count nearly doubled to 2000. ⭕ The majority of these containers contain food items such as rice, maize, sugar, potatoes, onions. etc. ⭕ All food items require ORA approvals from Other Regulatory Agencies (ORA) such as SLSI, Food Administration, NMRA, Plant & Animal Quarantine, and the Atomic Energy Authority. 60% of total containers need one or more ORA approvals before being fully cleared by Customs. read more: https://x.com/numberslka/status/1886330423703474390?t=z0azFSFI5FcjPGQtItRixw&s=19