ATLAS · SEAPORTS · SRI LANKA

Seaports in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has 6 portsin the World Port Index — 3 medium and 3 smaller harbours. They sit on Bay of Bengal; Indian Ocean, Indian Ocean, Palk Strait; Indian Ocean. Below: how they split by size, and the biggest harbours. From the NGA World Port Index, snapshot 2026-06-22.

PORTS6

LARGE · MEDIUM0 · 3

ONBay of Bengal; Indian Ocean

By harbour size

Large0 · 0%

Medium3 · 50%

Small1 · 17%

Very small2 · 33%

Biggest ports in Sri Lanka

The largest harbours in the snapshot, with their water body and harbour type.

mediumColomboLaccadive Sea; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · LK CMBmax 400 m

mediumHambantotaIndian Ocean · LKHBAmax 362 m

mediumTrincomalee HarborBay of Bengal; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · LK TRRmax 250 m

smallGalle HarborIndian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · LK GALmax 190 m

very smallBatticaloa RoadsBay of Bengal; Indian Ocean · Open Roadstead

very smallKankesanturaiPalk Strait; Indian Ocean · Open Roadstead · LK KNK

INTERACTIVE MAPOpen the world seaports map →COUNTRY PROFILESri Lanka — facts & figures →

Ports in other countries

United States · Canada · United Kingdom · Japan · Norway · Indonesia · Italy · Sweden