A ship carrying 3900 metric tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imported by Litro Gas has been anchored in Sri Lankan waters for five days today (12) as the company has not been able to make the required payment.
Litro says a balance of $ 2.5 million is left to pay for the gas and by now demurrage has also been added to the payment.
The ship carrying the gas arrived in Colombo on the morning of the 8th but is stuck due to lack of dollars to release it.
It is reported that the ship will have to pay around $ 40,000 a day as demurrage. However, the company has announced that it will have to make the payments including the late fees by next Thursday.
Litro has not distributed domestic gas for nine days in a row and the consumers are severely inconvenienced.
Although Litro urged the public not to wait in line until further notice, people are still queuing up to get gas and long lines can be seen even today.
However, Litro has yet to announce a date for next gas release to the market.