Right of Reply: "Major shipping line pulls out of Colombo Port"

With reference to this story under the above headline which appeared in the Business Times on Sunday November 15, MSC Lanka has sent the following statement:.

“We write to inform you that we, (MSC Lanka nor our Principal, MSC GENEVA) have published or made any announcement of MSC withdrawing services from Port of Colombo. We were not consulted by journalists before publishing this article. This incorrect information has given us a negative impression in the industry and our customers were kept in doubt,” the note sent by Chandima Hulangamuwa, Managing Director, MSC LANKA (PVT) LTD said. 
 

Reporter’s note: The Business Times has seen correspondence between the company and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority where MSC said it was bypassing Colombo due to delays and disruptions. “Once JCT and Port of Colombo manages to find a solution and can continue operations without similar interruptions let me know to inform (MSC) Geneva in order to request them to divert the service back to Colombo but cannot guarantee as MSC got severely affected with the current situation (in Colombo,” according to the correspondence.