Hambantota Port Archives

March 12, 2024

There were 6 cruise ship calls at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) in the months of January and February 2024, carrying over 6,000 passengers to Sri Lanka. The Celebrity Millennium, largest of the cruise ships that called, sailing between the lines of Hambantota/Colombo and Phuket, Thailand arrived at the port twice, on the 14th and […]

January 30, 2023

57 members of YoungShip Sri Lanka visited the Hambantota International Port (HIP) recently and were given a detailed tour of the facility. The tour included visits to the port’s RORO yard, warehousing facility and tank farm. YoungShip, an international professional non-profit organisation for young people working within the global maritime industry, today […]

July 14, 2022

Operations at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) from port services, marine services, energy hub, Port Industrial Park and Integrated logistics are running uninterrupted, despite the current fuel crisis in the country. As an essential service, HIP has ensured continuous fuel supply to enable the port to function 24/7 with no disruptions […]

July 4, 2022

Two cruise ships MV Arius and MV Gem, each with capacity to carry more than 800 passengers, are currently berthed at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) for month long layups. The ship crews will remain on board for the period. “Hambantota International Port provides the best facilities in the region for […]

April 28, 2022

Health and safety takes high priority in Hambantota International Port (HIP) management protocols and the port’s standard operating procedure is set along international guidelines across all its operations. A recent inspection carried out by the Hambantota International Port Group’s (HIPG) Energy Services Department at the port’s Energy Centre, was done in […]

March 31, 2022

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The Hambantota International Port was named “Multi-Purpose Port /Terminal of The Year 2021 & Port Infrastructure Development of the Year 2021,” at the recently concluded Global Port Forum (GPF) awards earlier this week. The Awards ceremony, held at the Shangri-La, Dubai, brought together organisations and professionals from across the world’s Ports & Terminals […]

March 7, 2022

The Hambantota International Port (HIP) has declared 2022 as a ‘Year of Construction’, with several ongoing projects reaching different stages of building their respective plants in the Port’s Industrial park. HIP is fully concentrated on getting the projects off the ground so that the first phase of the park would be […]

February 14, 2022

Hambantota International Port (HIP) had a robust start to the new year, with 6 supply cargo ships at the port in January 2022, discharging raw materials for the cement industry. The consignees were Lanwa Sanstha Cement Corporation (Pvt) Ltd., and INSEE Cement, leading cement manufacturers operating in the Southern part of […]

February 7, 2022

The Emergency Response Unit (ERU) of the Hambantota International Port (HIP) was called out recently to contain a fire that broke out in a shopping complex in the Hambantota Town. The fire which was successfully brought under control was yet another emergency handled by the port for the benefit of the […]

January 9, 2022

The Hambantota International Port (HIP) has received FSS certification (Fitness for Service) for their tank farm facility. The certification was issued by Lloyd’s Register (LR), the World’s leading provider of classification, compliance and consultancy services to marine and offshore industries. This is a landmark achievement that will further strengthen the HIP brand in the maritime […]

Six Thousand Cruise Ship passengers visit Hambantota Port

Delegates from YoungShip Sri Lanka visit HIP

Business as Usual at Hambantota Port

Two Cruise Ships at Hambantota Port

Safety Protocols Highest Priority at Hambantota Port

Hambantota Port named Multi Purpose Port of the year at Global Port Forum Awards 2021

Hambantota Port Declares 2022 the ‘Year of Construction’

Cement raw material shipments kick off Hambantota Port operations 2022

Hambantota Port Responds to Avert Major Fire in Town

Hambantota Port Tank Farm Certified by Lloyd’s Register