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 Mission and Vision
 
  Ports
 
  Container Specification
 
  Exhibition
 
Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka
 

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Longitude 79’ 51’E
Latitude 06’ 57’N
UN/LOCODE LKCMB
Web www.slpa.lk
Address No. 19, Chaithya Road,  Colombo 01 , P. O. Box 595.
Tel. + 94 11 2421201
E-mail webmaster@slpa.lk

Deviation time
From main east –west route *1 ½ hours (approx)

Port Dimension
Harbour area at low water 195 hectares
Length of South-West break water 1531 meters
Length of North-West break water 810 meters
Length of North-East break water 330 meters
Western entrance 235m X 16m
Northern entrance 190m X 13m

Berthing Facilities
Total number of alongside berths : 25

Pier (s)

Total length (M)

Alongside Draft (m)
Jaya Container Terminal
1292+350
*12.00-15.00
Unity Container Terminal
590
9.00-11.00
South Asia Gateway Terminal
940
*15
Bandaranaike Berths
920
7.00-9.5
Coaster Berths
185
4.60-6.1
Prince Vijaya Quay
330
9.10-9.45
New North Pier
240
10.3
South Pier
252
9.15
Guide Pier
365
9.15
Passenger Jetty
180
9.5


Container Handling Facility
Jaya Container terminal (JCT)
  • 4 Container berths + 2 Feeder berths
  • 1,292m Quay wall + 350m of Feeder berth Quay wall
  • 12.0m to 15m of dredged depth
  • 14 Quayside Container Cranes (Panamax and Super Post Panamax)
  • 39 Nos Rubber-tyred container transfer cranes (RTG)
  •  04 Rail mounted gantry cranes to stack empty containers 8 high (RMG)
  • 160 Terminal tractors and trailers
  • 45.5 Hectares of container terminal area
  • 44,120 TEU Dry container stacking capacity
  • 1548 TEU Reefer container stacking capacity
  • 32,310 Sq.m. of container freight station area
  • Ship planning system with Electronic Bay Plan transfers in UNEDIFACT format
  • Direct Link computer facilities to the terminal users (EDI)
  • Real time computer system for yard planning and yard operations
  • Web based terminal information system
 
Unity Container terminal (UCT)
  • 2 Container berths
  •  1 Multipurpose berth
  • 590m of main quay wall
  • 9.00-11.00 m of dredged depth
  • 3 Nos Quayside container cranes
  • 8 Nos RTG
  • 45 Units of Terminal tractors
  • 1.53 Hectares of container terminal area
  • 8000 TEU Stacking capacity
  • Inter terminal road link with JCT and SAGT
 
South Asia Gateway Terminal (SAGT)
  • Total alongside berths 03
  • 3 Container berths
  • 940m of main quay wall
  • 15m of dredged depth(alongside)
  • 14 hectares of terminal area
 

Stacking Capasity

Type

No. of Slots

Stacking Height

capacity (TEU)

JCT
Dry Containers
JCT 1 (RTG)
1,980
One Over Three
7,920
JCT 2 (RTG)
2,184
One Over Three
8,736
JCT 3 (RTG)
2,376
One Over Four
11,880
JCT 4 (RTG)
1,560
One Over Four
7,800
Empty stacks (RMG)
814
One Over Seven
6,512
Top Lfters
318
One Over Three
1,272
Total Dry Container capacity
9,232
44,120
Reefer Containers  
JCT 1
72
One Over One
144
JCT 2
72
One Over One
144
JCT 3
108
One Over Two
324
JCT 4
312
One Over Two
936
 
564
1,548

UCT
Dry Containers
5,544
5
27,720
Reefer Containers
540
3
540