Port of Colombo (LKCMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka

Seaport
Basic Information
Name
:

Colombo

Local Port Name
:

Port of Colombo

Port Authority
:

Sri Lanka Ports Authority

Port Code
:

LKCMB

Type
:

Seaport

Latitude
:

6° 57' 0" N

Longitude
:

79° 50' 0" E

First Port Of Entry
:

Yes

ETA Message Required
:

Yes

USA Representative
:

Yes

Medical Facilities
:

Yes

Port Size
:

Large

Harbor Features
Harbor Size
:

Large

Shelter
:

Fair

Max Vessel Size
:

Over 500 feet in length

Harbor Type
:

Coastal Breakwater

Turning Area
:

Yes

Good Holding Ground
:

---

Entrance Restrictions
Tide
:

No

Overhead Limit
:

---

Swell
:

Yes

Ice
:

No

Other
:

Yes

Water Depth
Channel
:

41 - 45 feet, 12.5 - 13.7 meters

Cargo Pier
:

11 - 15 feet, 3.4 - 4.6 meters

Mean Tide
:

1 foot

Anchorage
:

36 - 40 feet, 11 - 12.2 meters

Oil Terminal
:

36 - 40 feet, 11 - 12.2 meters

Pilotage
Compulsory
:

Yes

Available
:

Yes

Advisable
:

Yes

Local Assist
:

---

Tugs
Assist
:

Yes

Salvage
:

---

Quarantine
Pratique
:

Yes

Deratt Cert
:

Yes

Other
:

---

Contact Details
Address
:

No. 19, Chaithya Road P. O. Box 59 Colombo 01 Sri Lanka

Fax
:

94-11 2440651

800-Number
:

---

Email
:

info@slpa.lk

Website
:

www.slpa.lk

Phone
:

94-11 2421201

Telephone
:

Yes

Radio
:

Yes

Air
:

Yes

Telegraph
:

Yes

Radio Tel
:

Yes

Rail
:

Yes

Loading & Unloading
Wharves
:

Yes

Med Moor
:

---

Anchor
:

Yes

Ocean
:

---

Ice
:

---

Lift Cranes
100 Plus Ton Lifts
:

---

50-100 Ton Lifts
:

Yes

25-49 Ton Lifts
:

Yes

0-24 Ton Lifts
:

Yes

Fixed Cranes
:

---

Mobile Cranes
:

Yes

Floating Cranes
:

Yes

Port Services
Longshore
:

Yes

Electrical Repair
:

---

Steam
:

---

Electrical
:

---

Navigation Equipment
:

---

Supplies
Provisions
:

Yes

Fuel Oil
:

Yes

Deck
:

Yes

Water
:

Yes

Diesel Oil
:

Yes

Engine
:

Yes

Other Services
Ship Repairs
:

Major

Marine Railroad Size
:

Medium

Degauss
:

---

Drydock Size
:

Small

Garbage Disposal
:

---

Dirty Ballast
:

No

Shipping Lines Served

Maersk
CMA CGM
Cosco
Hapag Lloyd
OOCL
ONE Line
Star Shipping
SCI
Zim
Sealand
PIL
MSC
IRISL
ANL
Transworld GLS
Sea Hawk Lines
Volta
Sitara Shipping
Hub & Links Logistics
CNC Line

FCL routes from Colombo (LKCMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka

Popular FCL sailings that shippers book from this port.

Colombo → Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva)

Sri Lanka → India

Colombo → Jebel Ali

Sri Lanka → United Arab Emirates

Colombo → Mundra

Sri Lanka → India

Colombo → Chennai

Sri Lanka → India

Colombo → Ajman

Sri Lanka → United Arab Emirates

Colombo → Mogadishu

Sri Lanka → Somalia

Colombo → Novorossiysk

Sri Lanka → Russia

Colombo → Chittagong

Sri Lanka → Bangladesh

FCL routes to Colombo (LKCMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka

Inbound port pairs importers frequently secure via Cogoport.

Mundra → Colombo

India → Sri Lanka

Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) → Colombo

India → Sri Lanka

Chennai → Colombo

India → Sri Lanka

Tuticorin → Colombo

India → Sri Lanka

Hazira → Colombo

India → Sri Lanka

Kolkata → Colombo

India → Sri Lanka

JNPT (Nhava Sheva) → Colombo

India → Sri Lanka

Pipavav (Victor) Port → Colombo

India → Sri Lanka