Colombo Port Shipping Schedules
Upcoming vessel departures and arrivals at Colombo Port, with the routes, carriers and real transit times measured from containers tracked on ShipsGo.
Sri Lanka Southern Asia UTC+05:30 Congestion: HighAbout Colombo Port
Colombo Port (LKCMB) is a port in Sri Lanka. It lies at 6.9500° N, 79.8500° E, and local time there is UTC+05:30.
In the last six months, containers of 31 carriers tracked on ShipsGo passed through Colombo. From here they sailed to 130 ports, most often to New York, Mersin and Poti. 39% of the containers loaded here sailed direct, the rest changed vessels on the way.
Colombo Port Vessel Schedule
Planned vessel departures from and arrivals at Colombo Port, as published by the carriers, on the routes Service Finder follows.
Next Departures from Colombo
Next Mon 26 Oct- Mon26Oct
- Tue27Oct
- Sun1Nov
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Next Tue 24 Nov- Tue24Nov
- Tue1Dec
- Tue8Dec
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Have an account?Planned times as published by the carriers, local time at the port. They cover the routes Service Finder follows, not every call at Colombo, and can change. Updated 23 October 2026.
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Colombo Port Code and Location
- Port code
- LKCMB
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Southern Asia
- Time zone
- Asia/Colombo (UTC+05:30)
- Local time
- —
- Latitude
- 6.9500° N
- Longitude
- 79.8500° E
- Congestion
- High
Congestion as of 23 October 2026.
Live vessel tracking and weather at Colombo on ShipsGoShipping Routes and Transit Times from Colombo
The routes with the most containers loaded at Colombo and tracked on ShipsGo. Transit time runs from loading to discharge; the range shows the fastest and slowest carrier average on the route.
| Destination | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Carriers | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York | 30 days28 to 32 by carrier | 95.0% | 100% direct | 8 | Compare services |
 Mersin | 58 days44 to 68 by carrier | 84.9% | 100% via T/S | 5 | Compare services |
 Poti | 65 days54 to 70 by carrier | 82.3% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
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Where containers discharged at Colombo come from most often.
| Origin | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Carriers | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Karachi | 7 days | 100.0% | 100% direct | 1 | Compare services |
 Mundra | 9 days4 to 11 by carrier | 52.9% | 100% direct | 8 | Compare services |
| Nhava Sheva | 12 days9 to 15 by carrier | 79.3% | 99% direct | 9 | Compare services |
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Share of containers loaded or discharged at Colombo and tracked on ShipsGo in the last six months.
Colombo Trade Regions
By share of containers tracked on ShipsGo.
Cargo from Colombo goes to
- Northern America 35.7%
- Western Asia 24.1%
- Eastern Asia 7.3%
- Southern Europe 6.9%
- Western Europe 6.3%
Cargo to Colombo comes from
- Southern Asia 38.3%
- Western Asia 21.0%
- Northern Europe 9.4%
- Western Europe 7.8%
- Southern Europe 5.0%
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Ports Near Colombo
Nearby ports
- Tuticorin 277 km
- Vizhinjam International Sea Port 353 km
- Thiruvananthapuram 363 km
Other ports in Sri Lanka
Colombo Port FAQ
Colombo Port in Sri Lanka is listed under the port code LKCMB on ShipsGo.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers of 31 carriers tracked on ShipsGo were loaded or discharged at Colombo. The largest were MSC, COSCO Shipping and CMA CGM.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers tracked on ShipsGo took 30 days on average from Colombo to New York. All of them sailed direct. Carrier averages ranged from 28 to 32 days.
On the routes Service Finder follows, the next planned departure is ONE WREN (YANG MING) on 26 October 2026, bound for Savannah. Planned times are published by the carriers and can change.
Colombo uses Asia/Colombo time, UTC+05:30 all year.
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How These Figures Are Calculated
Routes, transit times and carrier shares come from containers loaded or discharged at Colombo that started being tracked on ShipsGo between 21 April 2026 and 21 October 2026 and have since been discharged. Transit time runs from loading at the origin port to discharge at the destination. A route is shown only when enough containers were tracked on it for a meaningful average, and volumes are shown as shares rather than counts. Planned departures and arrivals are taken from the schedules the carriers publish and are refreshed every day; they can change. The congestion level is refreshed every day. Route figures updated 21 October 2026.