Colombo Port (Expansion Project)

The Port of Colombo (known as Port of "Kolomthota" in the early 14th Century Kotte Kingdom) is the largest and busiest port in Sri Lanka as well as in South Asia. The proposed Colombo South Harbor is situated west to the existing port of Colombo comprising an area of approximately 600 hectares. The proposed harbor has 3 terminals each having 1200 m length and facilities to accommodate 3 berths alongside. The proposed small boat harbor at the end of secondary breakwater has 400 m length of quay wall. New buildings for pilot station and crew accommodation are to be constructed at the head of secondary breakwater. The proposed new harbor basin has,

Turning circle                         - 800 m
Basin depth                             - 18 m
Depth of access channel        - 20 m
Width of the Harbor mouth - 570 m

Two phases of the project:

1. Harbor Infrastructure works.

Construction of Breakwaters, dredging for new harbor basin and navigation channel and rerouting of crude oil pipe line.

2. Construction of Terminals and other related services.