Hambantota

General information

Name:
Hambantota
Country:
Sri Lanka
UN/Locode:
LKHBA
Local time:
Moored Vessels:
0
Expected Vessels:
8
Berths:
1
Coordinates:
N 06° 07' E 081° 06'

Moored Vessels

Name
Type
Moored

Expected Vessels

Name
Type
Expected
Cargo Ship
29.03. 04:30
Cargo Ship
30.03. 05:30
Cargo Ship
02.04. 10:00
Cargo Ship
04.04. 14:00
Cargo Ship
06.04. 08:30

Sailed Vessels

Name
Type
Sailed

Latest news

Chinese Firm Pays $584 Million to Secure 99-Year Lease of Sri Lanka Port

Wed Jun 27 20:52:34 CEST 2018 arnekiel

June 20 (Reuters) – China Merchants Port Holdings has made a $584 million payment as part of a $1.12 billion deal to operate Sri Lanka’s deep sea Hambantota port, a state-run agency said on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka Approves LNG Plant Near Chinese-controlled Port

Sat May 05 09:49:50 CEST 2018 arnekiel

Sri Lanka's state-run investment body has approved a $500 million liquefied natural gas plant by China Machinery Engineering Corp near a Chinese-controlled port and industrial zone, the development strategies minister said on Friday. The state-run Board of Investment has approved investment projects worth $1 billion in the first quarter, Malik Samarawickrama said, the largest of which was the LNG project in Hambantota, where China Merchants Port Holdings controls a Chinese-built port on a 99-year lease. The port, which is leased for $1.12 billion, is near the main shipping route from Asia to Europe and likely to play a major role in China’s "belt and road" initiative

China Merchants Port officially operates Hambantota Port

Mon Dec 11 10:59:21 CET 2017 arnekiel

On December 9, 2017 local time, The joint venture of Hambantota Port between China Merchants Port Holdings and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority began operations, the company said in its press release. China Merchants Group Executive Vice President Hu Jianhua attends the ceremony and delivers a theme speech. Sri Lanka Premier Ranil Wickramasinghe speaks highly of the investment of China Merchants Group and expresses gratitude to the support of China. Hu Jianhua says that we have confidence to build the port into an international shipping hub linking South Asia with Africa. China Merchants Group and Sri Lanka will create shared prosperities.

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