After two and a half years, a passenger ship arrives in Colombo

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation emphasises that the Norwegian ship Vikingmas carrying 700 tourists and 450 crew arrived at Colombo port yesterday at 1.00 pm after the Corona and economic crisis that lasted for two and a half years.

Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva and Tourism Minister Harin Fernando and others came to the passenger jetty of the port to welcome this ship.

The ministry emphasises that the ship, which came from Goa, India, is anchored at the port of Colombo for 24 hours, and that a special programme has been set up to provide them with the necessary customs, immigration and duty shopping complex facilities.  

 Built in 2022, the ship has a depth of 6.7 metres, a length of 229 metres and a width of 32 metres.  The Norwegian-flagged ship arrived at Colombo port in Sri Lanka from Marmagao port in Goa, India.