Seaport name

Colombo LKCMB

Contact details

Seaport Website

Port type

Seaport (Major)

Location

Sri Lanka (LK)

Coordinates

6.951, 79.844

Timezone

Asia/Colombo

Local time

Seaport Access

Road
Rail
Inland Waterway

Cargo Types

Bulk
Container
Gas
General Cargo
Tanker
Passenger
Reefer
RoRo

Alternative seaports

Alternative seaports with regular departures that are near Colombo. Ranked from closest to farthest away.

Carriers that service this port

There are 21 carriers that service Colombo. We have ranked them based on their scheduled frequency into that Port and included alternative names where available.

Carrier Name
Departure frequency
Spacer
Carrier Identifier: MSCUMSC
2-4 times a day
Carrier Identifier: x-press-feedersX-Press Feeders
Daily
Carrier Identifier: MAEUMaersk
Every 1-2 days
Carrier Identifier: ONEYONE
2-4 times a week
Carrier Identifier: EGLVEvergreen
2-4 times a week
Carrier Identifier: CMDUCMA CGM
2-4 times a week
Carrier Identifier: 22AAWan Hai
1-2 times a week
Carrier Identifier: COSUCOSCO
1-2 times a week

Congestion data for this port

The below graph displays the historical trends of both operational times and anchorage waiting time at Colombo. The unit of measurement is in 'Days'.

Port features & facilities

Port Access

  • Road

  • Rail

  • Inland Waterway

Vessel Groups

  • Bulk Carrier

    • Handymax

    • Handysize

    • Panamax

    • Small

    • Capesize

    • Mini

    • VLBC

  • Container

    • Feeder

    • Feedermax

    • Panamax

    • New Panamax

    • Post-Panamax

    • Small feeder

    • Ultra Large Container Vessel(ULCV)

  • Gas Carrier

    • Small range

    • Large range

    • Medium range

    • Q-Flex

    • VLGC

    • Q-Max

  • General Cargo

    • Tanker

      • Coastal

      • LR1

      • LR2 / Aframax

      • MR

      • Small Tanker

      • ULCC

      • VLCC

      • LR2

    • Passenger

      • Reefer

        Cargo Types

        • Black Products

        • Container

        • Crude

        • General Cargo

        • Grain

        • LNG

        • Lubricants

        • NGL

        • Ore

        • Passenger

        • White Products

        • Asphalt

        • Bulk Other

        • Category X

        • Category Y

        • Category Z

        • Chemical Other

        • Roro

        • Chemicals

        • Coal

        • Edible Oils

        • Livestock

        • Vehicle Carrier

        • Oil Other

        • Fertilizer

        • Reefer

        • Others

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