Ports

Ports: ships, cargo and containers. Monthly and annual, 2013–2026.

Published by the SLPA and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics and CBSL Monthly Economic Indicators.

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Cargo discharged6,169,256MT+2.2%
Cargo loaded4,801,095MT−0.2%
Cargo handling: total10,970,351MT+1.1%
Container handling: domestic99,373TEUs−12.5%
Container handling: re-stowing38,084TEUs+8.5%
Container handling: total776,300TEUs+4.7%
Container handling: transshipment638,843TEUs+7.8%
Ship traffic (vessels)462number+2.0%

Cargo discharged

MT, monthly. Aug 2026: 6,169,256, +2.2% on a year earlier

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Published by the SLPA and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics and CBSL Monthly Economic Indicators.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.