Sea / River port
Container terminal

Colombo Port Details

General Information

Address No. 19, Chaithya RoadP. O. Box 59Colombo 01Sri Lanka
Port Authority Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Phone 94-11 2421201
Fax 94-11 2440651
Email -
Coordinates 6°55'50" N, 79°50'55" E
Decimal 6.9308287,79.8486328
UN/LOCODE LKCMB
Port Type Seaport
Port Size Medium
Website http://www.slpa.lk
Terminal

Port Specifications

Port Detail

Region South Asia
Inland port

Entrance Restrictions

Mean tide 1 foot m
Tide
Overhead Limit
Swell

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

Harbor Characteristics

Harbor Size Large
Shelter Fair
Max Vessel Size Over 500 feet in length
Harbor Type Coastal Breakwater
Turning Area

Port Services

Pilotage

Compulsory
Available
Advisable
Local Assist

Supplies

Provisions
Fuel Oil
Deck
Water
Diesel Oil
Engine

Lifts & Cranes

0-24 Ton Lifts
25-49 Ton Lifts
50-100 Ton Lifts
100+ Ton Lifts
Fixed Cranes
Mobile Cranes
Floating Cranes

Loading & Unloading

Wharves
Med Moor
Ice
Anchor
Beach

Tugs

Assist
Salvage

Quarantine

Pratique
Deratt Cert

Port Services

Longshore
Electrical Repair
Steam
Electrical
Navigation Eq

Repairs, Drydock & Other Services

Ship Repairs Major
Marine Railroad Large
Degauss -
Drydock Size Medium
Garbage Disposal
Dirty Ballast

Communications

Telephone
Radio
Air
Telegraph
Radio Tel
Rail