{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Colombo","identifier":"LK CMB","unlocode":"LK CMB","city":null,"country":"Sri Lanka","waterBody":"Laccadive Sea; Indian Ocean","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":12.5,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":6.95,"longitude":79.84999999999998},"description":"4,444,034 TEU crossed the Port of Colombo (LK CMB) in the first half of 2026, an 11.9% rise on the same period of 2025, and 84.7% of that was transshipment moved between vessels rather than cargo for Sri Lanka. Relay volumes alone grew 12.6%, extending a run that produced a record 7.78 million TEU in 2024 and about 8.29 million TEU in 2025. Colombo remains South Asia's leading box hub and one of the world's 25 busiest container ports, thanks to its position astride the Indian Ocean's east-west t","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/colombo-port-lk-cmb","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/colombo-port-lk-cmb","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Colombo · (UN/LOCODE: LK CMB) · Sri Lanka · Medium · 12.5 m"}