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Colombo

LKCMBSri LankaSouth Asia

Colombo (LKCMB) is a sea port in Sri Lanka. What follows is what an exporter checks before booking: how the port handles cargo, what it requires on arrival, and who works there.

6.9500° N, 79.8500° E Open in OpenStreetMap

Agri-food handling

First port of entry
Yes
Quarantine and pratique
Yes
Container handling
Yes
Ro-ro handling
Yes

Port facts

Harbour size
Medium
Harbour type
Coastal (breakwater)
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
16 m
Cargo pier depth
18 m
Anchorage depth
23.2 m
Maximum vessel length
400 m
Maximum vessel beam
61.5 m
Maximum vessel draft
16 m
Pilotage
Compulsory
Tugs
Yes
Cranes
mobile, floating
Repairs
Moderate
Dry dock
Medium
Rail connection
Yes
Supplies
provisions, potable water, fuel oil

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub 150). A row is absent where the dataset records nothing for this port.