No berths, no cranes, no customs post: Batticaloa Roads on Sri Lanka's east coast is an open roadstead anchorage, not a working cargo port, and has no UN/LOCODE of its own. The lagoon city of Batticaloa relies on coastal fishing rather than commercial shipping. Freight for the Eastern Province is handled at Trincomalee, about 110 km to the north — one of the world's largest natural harbours, focused on bulk cargo such as cement, wheat and petroleum products. Container traffic routes via Colombo, Sri Lanka's dominant container port and South Asia's main transhipment hub.

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Where is the port of Batticaloa Roads located?▼

The port of Batticaloa Roads is located in Sri Lanka (Bay of Bengal; Indian Ocean).

Location & Weather

7.76667, 81.68333

Transit time routes from Batticaloa Roads

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