{"id":9766,"date":"2025-04-30T23:26:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missiontoseafarers.org\/colombo\/?post_type=news&p=9766"},"modified":"2025-04-30T23:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:10:08","slug":"april-2025","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.missiontoseafarers.org\/colombo\/news\/april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

April has been a month of transition, marked by seasonal patterns unique to Sri Lanka. The Sinhala and Tamil New Year brought about a noticeable slowdown in city life, much like the holiday lull experienced in many countries during the final weeks of December.<\/p>\n

Transhipment activity at the Port of Colombo declined in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year. Below is a snapshot of port operations reflecting this shift:<\/p>\n