Hambantota International Port Archives

May 16, 2024

Two cruise ships docked at Hambantota International Port on 15th May 2024. MV. Silver Cloud owned by Silversea Cruises, the luxury brand of the Royal Caribbean Group arrived from Cochin carrying 232 passengers while TUI’s Mein Shiff5 arriving from Langkawi carried 2,434 passengers. A group of passengers from MeinShiff5 did their customary e-bike tour to […]

May 2, 2024

Cruise ship ‘Serenade of the Seas’ made her maiden call at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) on Monday 29th April. The luxury liner, which carried 1,950 passengers and 890 crew members, was the 10th cruise ship to call at HIP for the year 2024. The ‘Serenade of the Seas’ launched in 2003 is one of […]

April 25, 2024

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With representatives from several foreign embassies represented in Sri Lanka visiting the Hambantota International Port (HIP) to investigate business opportunities, the Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry organised a port visit for its ambassador designates. In line with that, Sri Lankan ambassadors designated to 8 countries were taken on a guided tour of HIP and followed a […]

April 19, 2024

The Ambassador for France in Sri Lanka, Jean-Francois Pactet visited the Hambantota International Port (HIP) recently, for a tour of the port and to explore possible business opportunities for French companies. Tissa Wickremasinghe, COO of HIPG met with the embassy delegates, and at a discussion with the Ambassador, outlined the port’s 5 core areas of […]

April 10, 2024

In a landmark move, the Hambantota International Port (HIP) commenced its inaugural container transshipment service operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). MV ‘MSC Ingrid’ made her maiden call at HIP on 9th April, discharging a total of 500 plus TEUs of transshipment containers to be connected to a second carrier, ‘MSC Sky 11’ expected […]

April 8, 2024

The Hambantota International Port (HIP) was a primary awardee at the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) 45th Anniversary Awards, held at the Presidential Secretariat last week. HIP was recognised as one of the most significant FDI contributors to Sri Lanka from 2017-2022, with an investment of $1.4 Billion US dollars. Johnson […]

April 1, 2024

A delegation from the Thai Prime Minister’s office visited the Hambantota International Port (HIP) to explore opportunities and understand how the port operates under the public private partnership between the government of Sri Lanka and CM Port. The 8 member delegation included Ms Wannaporn Niyomthong, Deputy Director from Directorate 8 of Thailand; Surapat […]

March 18, 2024

The first LNG battery hybrid powered RORO vessel berthed at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) for the discharge of construction machinery and equipment (high and heavy vehicles including airport buses, mobile cranes, etc.). The transshipment cargo is destined for Dammam and Maldives. The Jasmine Leader of NYK Line, which arrived at HIP in the first […]

February 14, 2024

Given Sri Lanka’s recent interest in Thailand for trade and commerce, officials from the Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) made a timely visit to the Ports Authority of Thailand (PAT) and Ranong Port. The visit was to rekindle the initial connection made between Ranong Port and Hambantota International Port (HIP) almost five years ago when […]

January 31, 2024

Over 300 oil and gas cargo vessels visited the Hambantota international Port (HIP) in 2023, recording a 132 percent increase in vessel calls compared to 2022. A key reason for this is the port’s bunkering partner Sinopec actively operating in the market, bringing significant value addition to the HIP’s commercial operations. The overall […]

Two Luxury Liners visit Hambantota International Port

Cruise Ship makes maiden call at HIP

Eight Sri Lankan Diplomats visit Hambantota International Port

French Ambassador on a familiarisation tour at HIP

Hambantota International Port commences Container Operations

Hambantota International Port – Most Significant FDI contributor to Sri Lanka – BOI

Thai PM’s Office on fact finding mission at Hambantota International Port

First LNG powered vessel calls at HIP

Hambantota International Port strengthens bond with Ports Authority of Thailand

High Growth of oil and gas vessel calls at HIP in 2023