{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Hambantota","identifier":"LKHBA","unlocode":"LKHBA","city":null,"country":"Sri Lanka","waterBody":"Indian Ocean","harborSize":null,"harborType":null,"channelDepthMeters":0,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":6.116666667,"longitude":81.13333333299998},"description":"China Merchants Port Holdings runs Hambantota International Port (LKHBA) on Sri Lanka's south coast under an 85-percent stake and a 99-year concession signed in 2017, alongside the state-owned Sri Lanka Ports Authority's 15 percent share. The deep-water terminal posted its strongest month yet in June 2026, handling 90,219 vehicles and 80,325 TEU of containers, and in April 2026 the MSC Marie Leslie set a single-vessel record of 13,260 TEU. Full-year 2025 volumes rose 175 percent to 8.24 million ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/hambantota-port-lkhba","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/hambantota-port-lkhba","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Hambantota · (UN/LOCODE: LKHBA) · Sri Lanka"}