Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- Customs delays and truck congestion at ports must be addressed urgently if the Ports and Shipping sector is to generate revenue to the country, Ports and Shipping industry experts said.

Ships are not going to wait indefinitely in ports till the Customs gets its operations going and its backlogs are cleared, they said.

Long lines of containers leading to the Colombo Port have been a common sight for years causing congestion on the roads leading to Colombo from Thotalanga, Kotahena, Inguru kade junction and Grandpass.

Howls of protest over negligence to address congestion at the port have fallen on deaf ears.

Colombo Port Managing Director Ganaka Hemachandra said the problem of port congestion is not the responsibi...