1.0Colombohttps://www.missiontoseafarers.org/colomboVen. Perry Brohierhttps://www.missiontoseafarers.org/colombo/author/perrybrohier/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="s8vKCj2VCD"><a href="https://www.missiontoseafarers.org/colombo/news/august-2026/">August 2026</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.missiontoseafarers.org/colombo/news/august-2026/embed/#?secret=s8vKCj2VCD" width="600" height="338" title="“August 2026” — Colombo" data-secret="s8vKCj2VCD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.missiontoseafarers.org/colombo/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.missiontoseafarers.org/colombo/wp-content/uploads/sites/99/2026/08/30-Cma-Cgm-Suez-5.jpeg16001200Introduction The month of August witnessed a continued increase in ship visits and in the number of seafarers visiting the Mission to Seafarers (MtS) Centre in Colombo. This month was also significant for Sri Lanka, as the Port of Colombo received recognition among the top 20 ports in the world, highlighting its growing importance within […]