Logistics infrastructure in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka — Ports
Sri Lanka has 5 seaports profiled from the NGA World Port Index — each with its harbour size, channel and anchorage depth, shelter and on-site cargo facilities, traced to the published register.
Container terminals are matched to their operators from the SMDG Terminal Code List — a UN/LOCODE child code list — and liner connectivity is set against UNCTAD's LSCI and port-level PLSCI. Search, sort or open any port for its sourced record.
5
Total
3
Medium
1
Small
1
Very small
Container throughput
6,860,000 TEU
Liner connectivity (LSCI)
253.4
Container terminals
6
Maritime territory (EEZ)
533,559 km²
Most connected
- 1Colombo720.1
- 2Hambantota97.6
Most container terminals
- 1Colombo6
Deepest channels
- 1Trincomalee Harbor21.6 m
- 2Colombo16 m
- 3Galle Harbor9.4 m
- 4Kankesanturai9.4 m
Best equipped
- 1Colombo6 / 6
- 2Galle Harbor4 / 6
- 3Trincomalee Harbor3 / 6
- 4Kankesanturai2 / 6
- 5Hambantota1 / 6
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Sri Lanka beyond logistics?
| Port | Size | Type | Channel depth | Anchorage | Cargo pier depth | Shelter | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trincomalee HarborLKTRR | Medium | Coastal (Natural) | 21.6 m | 23.2 m | 13 m | Good | CranesBunker |
| ColomboLKCMB | Medium | Coastal (Breakwater) | 16 m | 23.2 m | 18 m | Fair | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| Galle HarborLKGAL | Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 9.4 m | 23.2 m | 8.9 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunker |
| KankesanturaiLKKNK | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 9.4 m | 9.4 m | 6.4 m | Fair | — |
| HambantotaLKHBA | Medium | — | — | 27 m | 17 m | Fair | Cranes |
All Sources
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