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Port of Colombo daily activity

Colombo handled an estimated average of 92 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (+17.6% year on year), with an average of 12 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
Sri Lanka · LOCODE LKCMB · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Vegetable Products, Prepared Foodstuffs & Beverages

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

92 kt

28-day average

93 kt

Vs 28-day average

-1.6%

Year on year (same week)

+17.6%

Estimated total volume — daily series

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AIS estimates from IMF PortWatch; they may include transhipment and are not equivalent to the port’s official statistics.

By vessel type

Last 28 days
TypePort callsEst. importsEst. exports
Container2341.2 Mt705 kt
Dry bulk20347 kt28 kt
General cargo165.7 kt46 kt
Ro-Ro00 t0 t
Tanker38243 kt20 kt

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Singapore: 70,743 t/day estimated with ColomboSingaporeTanjung Pelepas: 42,638 t/day estimated with ColomboTanjung PelepasPort Klang: 41,014 t/day estimated with ColomboPort KlangMumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva): 40,990 t/day estimated with ColomboMumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva)Rotterdam: 22,405 t/day estimated with ColomboRotterdamSalalah: 19,177 t/day estimated with ColomboSalalahMundra: 18,382 t/day estimated with ColomboMundraChittagong: 15,024 t/day estimated with ColomboChittagongCochin (Kochi): 12,313 t/day estimated with ColomboCochin (Kochi)Tuticorin: 12,304 t/day estimated with ColomboTuticorinTangier-Mediterranean: 11,885 t/day estimated with ColomboTangier-MediterraneanHalifax: 10,309 t/day estimated with ColomboHalifaxKing Abdullah Port: 10,261 t/day estimated with ColomboKing Abdullah PortJebel Ali: 9,643 t/day estimated with ColomboJebel AliChennai (Madras): 8,360 t/day estimated with ColomboChennai (Madras)Kamarajar Port: 7,662 t/day estimated with ColomboKamarajar PortKarachi: 7,094 t/day estimated with ColomboKarachiPort Louis: 6,930 t/day estimated with ColomboPort LouisPipavav Port: 6,744 t/day estimated with ColomboPipavav PortLome: 6,501 t/day estimated with ColomboLomeJeddah: 6,285 t/day estimated with ColomboJeddahFelixstowe: 5,657 t/day estimated with ColomboFelixstoweNew York-New Jersey: 5,546 t/day estimated with ColomboNew York-New JerseyKattupalli: 4,879 t/day estimated with ColomboKattupalliMombasa: 4,670 t/day estimated with ColomboMombasaPiraeus: 4,316 t/day estimated with ColomboPiraeusMarsaxlokk: 4,159 t/day estimated with ColomboMarsaxlokkAntwerp: 4,090 t/day estimated with ColomboAntwerpHazira: 3,896 t/day estimated with ColomboHaziraTema: 3,586 t/day estimated with ColomboTemaKrishnapatnam Port: 3,395 t/day estimated with ColomboKrishnapatnam PortDurban: 3,318 t/day estimated with ColomboDurbanVisakhapatnam: 3,079 t/day estimated with ColomboVisakhapatnamValencia: 3,079 t/day estimated with ColomboValenciaPoint Noire: 3,017 t/day estimated with ColomboPoint NoireGioia Tauro: 2,995 t/day estimated with ColomboGioia TauroKolkata (Syama Prasad Mookerje Port): 2,937 t/day estimated with ColomboKolkata (Syama Prasad Mookerje Port)Male: 2,819 t/day estimated with ColomboMaleAbidjan: 2,341 t/day estimated with ColomboAbidjanYantian: 2,234 t/day estimated with ColomboYantianNew Mangalore: 2,216 t/day estimated with ColomboNew MangalorePort Said: 2,024 t/day estimated with ColomboPort SaidAlgeciras: 1,856 t/day estimated with ColomboAlgecirasKhalifa Port: 1,602 t/day estimated with ColomboKhalifa PortDjibouti: 1,597 t/day estimated with ColomboDjiboutiHaldia: 1,550 t/day estimated with ColomboHaldiaDar Es Salaam: 1,284 t/day estimated with ColomboDar Es SalaamLondon Gateway: 1,153 t/day estimated with ColomboLondon GatewayFujairah: 1,122 t/day estimated with ColomboFujairahHaifa: 1,101 t/day estimated with ColomboHaifaBandar Shahid Rajaee: 1,058 t/day estimated with ColomboBandar Shahid RajaeeHambantota: 1,058 t/day estimated with ColomboHambantotaNgqura: 1,002 t/day estimated with ColomboNgquraMuhammad Bin Qasim: 920 t/day estimated with ColomboMuhammad Bin QasimBarcelona: 830 t/day estimated with ColomboBarcelonaWalvis Bay: 817 t/day estimated with ColomboWalvis BayPort Est: 782 t/day estimated with ColomboPort EstTianjin Xin Gang: 773 t/day estimated with ColomboTianjin Xin GangSantos: 764 t/day estimated with ColomboSantosShanghai: 759 t/day estimated with ColomboShanghaiVictoria: 711 t/day estimated with ColomboBaltimore: 690 t/day estimated with ColomboHong Kong: 644 t/day estimated with ColomboZhuhai: 643 t/day estimated with ColomboKaohsiung: 625 t/day estimated with ColomboDamietta: 612 t/day estimated with ColomboLagos: 603 t/day estimated with ColomboKakinada: 567 t/day estimated with ColomboCai Mep: 555 t/day estimated with ColomboSines: 533 t/day estimated with ColomboVizhinjam: 517 t/day estimated with ColomboKandla: 508 t/day estimated with ColomboSikka: 488 t/day estimated with ColomboPort of Sohar: 437 t/day estimated with ColomboLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria): 431 t/day estimated with ColomboFremantle: 417 t/day estimated with ColomboMersin: 416 t/day estimated with ColomboTeluk Bayur: 396 t/day estimated with ColomboNingbo: 387 t/day estimated with ColomboQingdao Port: 381 t/day estimated with ColomboTrincomalee: 364 t/day estimated with ColomboShanghai (Yangshan): 336 t/day estimated with ColomboHamad Port: 331 t/day estimated with ColomboShekou (Shenzhen): 327 t/day estimated with ColomboRio De Janeiro: 320 t/day estimated with ColomboRichards Bay: 317 t/day estimated with ColomboLe Havre: 310 t/day estimated with ColomboXiamen: 303 t/day estimated with ColomboLaem Chabang: 277 t/day estimated with ColomboDachan Bay: 274 t/day estimated with ColomboJubail: 264 t/day estimated with ColomboHamburg: 261 t/day estimated with ColomboZeebrugge: 251 t/day estimated with ColomboNorfolk: 244 t/day estimated with ColomboCharleston: 242 t/day estimated with ColomboPengerang: 237 t/day estimated with ColomboTekirdag: 230 t/day estimated with ColomboSaint Petersburg: 220 t/day estimated with ColomboCotonou: 219 t/day estimated with ColomboPort De Kribi: 206 t/day estimated with ColomboFreeport: 205 t/day estimated with ColomboParadip: 202 t/day estimated with ColomboAl Hamriyah LPG Terminal: 185 t/day estimated with ColomboBeira: 173 t/day estimated with ColomboPenang: 165 t/day estimated with ColomboConstantza: 159 t/day estimated with ColomboSharjah: 142 t/day estimated with ColomboGuangzhou (Nansha): 140 t/day estimated with ColomboBremerhaven: 139 t/day estimated with ColomboNovorossiysk: 135 t/day estimated with ColomboPort Elizabeth: 133 t/day estimated with ColomboAshdod: 130 t/day estimated with ColomboSitrah: 125 t/day estimated with ColomboDammam: 121 t/day estimated with ColomboDoha-Umm Said: 112 t/day estimated with ColomboNewport News: 107 t/day estimated with ColomboBoston: 107 t/day estimated with ColomboJabal Az Zannah-Ruways: 103 t/day estimated with ColomboMaputo: 97 t/day estimated with ColomboShougang Jingtang: 94 t/day estimated with ColomboToamasina: 92 t/day estimated with ColomboPelabuhanRatuCoalPowerPlant: 87 t/day estimated with ColomboPorto de Itaguai: 86 t/day estimated with ColomboPort Botany: 84 t/day estimated with ColomboNacala: 82 t/day estimated with ColomboCape Town: 82 t/day estimated with ColomboIndonesia Morowali Industrial Park: 79 t/day estimated with ColomboAden: 75 t/day estimated with ColomboDalian: 75 t/day estimated with ColomboMina Saqr: 70 t/day estimated with ColomboRabigh: 69 t/day estimated with ColomboBusan: 69 t/day estimated with ColomboFangcheng: 67 t/day estimated with ColomboLianyungang: 65 t/day estimated with ColomboKlaipeda: 64 t/day estimated with ColomboDumai: 64 t/day estimated with ColomboAmuay (Bahia De Amuay): 63 t/day estimated with ColomboMtwara: 62 t/day estimated with ColomboBeihai: 61 t/day estimated with ColomboUlsan: 61 t/day estimated with ColomboSuzhou (Zhangjiagang): 60 t/day estimated with ColomboQuanzhou: 59 t/day estimated with ColomboAbu Dhabi: 59 t/day estimated with ColomboTaipei: 58 t/day estimated with ColomboWilhelmshaven: 57 t/day estimated with ColomboJohor: 57 t/day estimated with ColomboDahej: 57 t/day estimated with ColomboChornomorsk: 54 t/day estimated with ColomboPelabuhan Sungai Udang: 54 t/day estimated with ColomboSaigon: 54 t/day estimated with ColomboMalaga: 52 t/day estimated with ColomboDhamra Port: 52 t/day estimated with ColomboQalhat LNG Terminal: 52 t/day estimated with ColomboGresik: 50 t/day estimated with ColomboUst-Luga: 50 t/day estimated with ColomboTaichung: 49 t/day estimated with ColomboBerbera: 48 t/day estimated with ColomboMurmansk: 47 t/day estimated with ColomboSuzhou (Taicang): 46 t/day estimated with ColomboKaraikal: 45 t/day estimated with ColomboLos Angeles-Long Beach: 45 t/day estimated with ColomboYarimca: 44 t/day estimated with ColomboGalle: 44 t/day estimated with ColomboBayuquan: 41 t/day estimated with ColomboYakacik: 41 t/day estimated with ColomboPivdennyi: 40 t/day estimated with ColomboYantai: 39 t/day estimated with ColomboIloilo: 39 t/day estimated with ColomboDuqm: 38 t/day estimated with ColomboEl Sokhna: 37 t/day estimated with ColomboPort de Longoni: 37 t/day estimated with ColomboDavao: 36 t/day estimated with ColomboHai Phong: 35 t/day estimated with ColomboManila: 34 t/day estimated with ColomboOakland: 34 t/day estimated with ColomboKoper: 33 t/day estimated with ColomboMiami: 32 t/day estimated with ColomboXiuyu: 32 t/day estimated with ColomboBontang LNG Terminal: 32 t/day estimated with ColomboBahia Blanca: 32 t/day estimated with ColomboDunkirk: 31 t/day estimated with ColomboHuanghua: 30 t/day estimated with ColomboQiwei: 29 t/day estimated with ColomboYangon: 29 t/day estimated with ColomboWestern Port: 28 t/day estimated with ColomboZhoushan: 28 t/day estimated with ColomboDongguan: 28 t/day estimated with ColomboMogadishu: 27 t/day estimated with ColomboMawan: 27 t/day estimated with ColomboCaucedo: 27 t/day estimated with ColomboBintulu: 26 t/day estimated with ColomboBunbury: 26 t/day estimated with ColomboKuantan: 26 t/day estimated with ColomboLuanda: 26 t/day estimated with ColomboPrince Rupert: 26 t/day estimated with ColomboSemarang: 26 t/day estimated with ColomboConakry: 25 t/day estimated with ColomboLeixoes: 25 t/day estimated with ColomboAl Adabiyah: 25 t/day estimated with ColomboChiwan: 25 t/day estimated with ColomboColombo
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Full footprint: all 349 connections of Colombo aggregated over the SeaRoute (Eurostat) shipping lanes — each segment glows according to the estimated capacity it carries (IMF PortWatch, AIS 2019-2025).

Where vessels arrive from

Ports of origin (upstream)

  1. 1.SingaporeSingapore6.3 days between calls
  2. 2.Tanjung PelepasMalaysia4.8 days between calls
  3. 3.Port KlangMalaysia5.0 days between calls
  4. 4.Mumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva)India4.1 days between calls
  5. 5.MundraIndia4.4 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.Mumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva)India3.7 days between calls
  2. 2.SingaporeSingapore6.3 days between calls
  3. 3.Tanjung PelepasMalaysia4.7 days between calls
  4. 4.Port KlangMalaysia4.9 days between calls
  5. 5.Tangier-MediterraneanMorocco16.7 days between calls

IMF connection network based on vessel capacity before and after calling at this port (AIS 2019-2025). The time shown is the average elapsed between the call at one port and the next call at the other — it includes anchorage and berthing waits, which is why it far exceeds pure sailing time on short routes such as Algeciras–Tanger Med.

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