Hambantota International Port Group Archives

April 20, 2025

Hambantota, Sri Lanka – April 2025: Continuing the tradition of celebrating Sri Lanka’s rich culture and heritage, the Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) hosted its annual Sinhala and Tamil New Year event last week. Marking seven years of successful operations, the celebration brought together local and expatriate staff in an atmosphere filled with tradition, unity, […]

January 26, 2022

First MGO supply vessel calls at the port Hambantota, 24th January 2022: Oil tanker ‘Sunny Bay’ carrying 15,000 metric tons of Marine Gas Oil (MGO), called at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) on the 23rd January. The vessel was the first to discharge MGO for storage at the port’s tank […]

December 30, 2021

With a high incidence of human-elephant conflicts in the Hambantota District, a landmark MoU was signed between the Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) and the District Secretariat Office of Hambantota. HIPG donated a sum of fifty thousand US Dollars with the signing of the MoU. The Hambantota International Port (HIP) is one of the […]

November 15, 2021

Joint Shared Services for Industries in the Southern Province Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) and the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) signed a cooperative “Shared User Services” Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the 26th of October 2021. Johnson Liu, Chief Representative of China Merchants Port Holdings in Sri Lanka and […]

November 1, 2021

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Lanwa Sanstha Cement to commence operations in Jan – Intents to ease the current shortage Two agreements were signed between Lanwa Sanstha Cement Corporation (Pvt) Ltd & Hambantota International Port Group (Pvt) Ltd recently which allows Lanwa Sanstha Cement Plant in Mirijjawila Export Processing Zone to be connected with the Hambantota International Port […]

November 1, 2021

An agreement was signed between Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) and Lanwa Sanstha Cement Corporation Pvt. Ltd. to establish a conveyor belt and two ship unloaders within the port premises to handle and deliver raw materials required for their cement manufacturing plant at the Mirijjawila BOI zone. The agreement was formalized by […]

HIPG Celebrates Sinhala and Tamil New Year in Traditional Style

Hambantota Port to begin MGO fuel bunkering operations

Hambantota Int. Port Donates USD 50,000 for Human-Elephant Peace Project

Hambantota International Port Group signs MoU with Board of Investment

Lanwa Sanstha Cement Corporation & Hambantota International Port Group inks agreements

Sri Lanka’s latest venture into cement manufacturing connects with Hambantota Port