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Maritime routes: Govt. strongly opposes review of shipping lanes

By Asiri Fernando in The Morning, June 18, 2023The Government will ‘strongly oppose’ a request by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to review the vessel Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) located south of Dondra Head, The Sunday Morning learns. The shipping lanes which lie south of Sri Lanka are invaluable to the island’s economy and commerce, being the lifeblood of the Colombo and Hambantota Ports. The Sunday Morning last week reported that the IMO’s request had…