{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Kankesanturai","identifier":"LK KNK","unlocode":"LK KNK","city":null,"country":"Sri Lanka","waterBody":"Palk Strait; Indian Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"Open Roadstead","channelDepthMeters":9.4,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":9.816667,"longitude":80.04999999999998},"description":"Opened in 1950 alongside the local cement works and badly damaged during Sri Lanka's civil war, Kankesanthurai (KKS) on the Jaffna peninsula currently offers only limited commercial cargo capability. The roughly 16-acre port long sat under naval control and is surrounded by small industry, including cement, agricultural processing and fisheries. An Indian grant of about USD 61.5 million is funding a new breakwater and dredging to as much as 30 metres so the harbour can eventually take deep-draft","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/kankesanturai-port-lk-knk","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/kankesanturai-port-lk-knk","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Kankesanturai · (UN/LOCODE: LK KNK) · Sri Lanka · Very Small · 9.4 m"}