The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake provided a written answer listing Sri Lanka’s major ports and stating that income and expenditure figures from 2015 to 2024 are given in an annex. He outlined current development plans, including investment for Colombo West Container Terminal II, preparatory work for Colombo North Port, efforts to complete at least 50 per cent of the East Container Terminal this year, and logistics or industrial development plans for Trincomalee and Kankesanthurai. He said Galle Port’s proposed investment-model development is not being broadly implemented due to environmental and social issues, and that large-scale commercial development of Kankesanthurai is not being pursued because feasibility studies did not support it.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answer to that question is as follows.
¶ 02 (a) (i) Major ports in Sri Lanka: 1. Colombo Port 2. Galle Port 3. Hambantota Port 4. Trincomalee Port 5. Oluvil Port 6. Kankesanthurai Port 7. Point Pedro Port 8. Mannar Jetty 9. Puttalam (Norochcholai)
¶ 03 (ii) The income and expenditure of each port from 2015 are provided in the annex.
¶ 04 [Annex - Sri Lanka Ports Authority: Revenue and Expenditure Details from 2015 to 2024, including: - Colombo Port: 2024 revenue LKR 99,444,162,023; expenditure before tax LKR 56,845,886,834. 2023 revenue LKR 89,227,154,761; expenditure LKR 50,680,148,484. 2022 revenue LKR 94,897,251,982; expenditure LKR 39,584,125,611. (Further yearly figures in annex.) - Trincomalee Port: 2024 revenue approx. LKR 2.88 billion; expenditure approx. LKR 1.58 billion. 2023 revenue approx. LKR 2.48 billion; expenditure approx. LKR 1.38 billion. 2022 revenue approx. LKR 2.78 billion; expenditure approx. LKR 1.18 billion. - Galle Port: 2024 revenue LKR 907 million; expenditure LKR 958 million. 2023 revenue approx. LKR 1.58 billion; expenditure LKR 842 million. 2022 revenue approx. LKR 1.4 billion; expenditure approx. LKR 1.3 billion. - Hambantota Port and other facilities: yearly figures provided in annex.]
¶ 05 (iii) Development measures:
¶ 06 Colombo Port - To meet Colombo Port demand, Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is proceeding to develop the West Container Terminal II, targeted for commissioning by 2032. We have decided to call for investments for this. - The feasibility study for Colombo North Port has been completed. Preparing basic technical and feasibility study reports will take approximately two years; steps are being taken to commence this process. - For the ongoing East Container Terminal, we are implementing works to complete at least 50 percent within this year.
¶ 07 Galle Port - SLPA has prepared a development plan under an investment model, but it is not a comprehensive plan and there are significant environmental and social issues; therefore, it is not being implemented broadly at present.
¶ 08 Trincomalee Port - A work programme has been prepared for logistics and allied industrial development utilizing the extensive adjoining land area.
¶ 09 Kankesanthurai Port - Construction of the jetty is underway. Feasibility studies did not support development as a commercial port. Dredging and other rehabilitation are required; thus, a large-scale development project is not being pursued. On the request of the Board of Investment, we are linking Kankesanthurai Port with the proposed cement-related industrial zone to develop a logistics hub.
¶ 10 (b) Does not arise.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 June 2025. No. 1750753418078417. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28242