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Hambantota Port asks importers to clear vehicles without delay
April 25, 2020: Hambantota International Port (HIP) is ready to move over five thousand vehicles out of the port in the next few days, following a directive by the government that the port should remain clear for essential services. HIP had previously informed all stakeholders, in their letter, that demurrage costs incurred from the 16 […]
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LPG Tanker ‘Gas Courage’ docks at Hambantota Port
LPG tanker “Gas Courage” berthed at the Hambantota International Port (HIP), to load close on 1,800 metric tons of LPG. The tanker owned by LAUGFS Maritime Services (Pvt) Ltd., and flying the Sri Lankan flag, is the first vessel to be registered at the Port of Hambantota. ‘Gas Courage’ which has a gross tonnage of […]
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First Bunkering ship discharges low sulphur fuel at HIP
Bunkering vessel Mt. Melody docked at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) last week to discharge approximately 25,000 MT of oil into the port’s newly furbished tanks. With the first shipment of Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) 380 CST in their tanks, HIP will soon begin bunkering for ships that call at the port, providing […]
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“Multi-Purpose Port/Terminal of The Year 2020” HIP recognised at Global Port Forum 20
The Hambantota International Port won recognition at the Global Ports Forum Awards 2020 recently held in Dubai. The port was conferred the nominee award for “Multi-Purpose Port/Terminal of The Year 2020” at a prestigious Awards Dinner held at the Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai last week. The distinguished panel of judges included senior port experts from the […]
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Hambantota International Port facilitates visit by NAPD of the Government of Bangladesh
Officials of the National Academy for Planning and Development (NAPD) of the Government of Bangladesh recently visited the Hambantota International Port (HIP). The visit was facilitated by HIP at the request of the Department of National Planning of the Ministry of Finance. Tissa Wickremasinghe, COO of HIPG briefed the team on management, business development and […]
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HIP Takes Precautions against Coronavirus
With the coronavirus epidemic becoming a serious cause for concern, the Hambantota International Port (HIP) has put in place several measures to ensure the safety of their staff, environment, and the general public. Emergency Response Procedure is in place with 3 response levels. A special committee has been appointed headed by the CEO with all […]
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‘Siththam Sayura 2019’ Art Competition by Hambantota Int. Port
The Hambantota International Port successfully concluded the ‘Siththam Sayura 2019’ art competition held under the theme ‘The Future of the Hambantota Port and its Development – in My Eyes’, which was open for all schools in the Hambantota District as well as children of HIP staff. The competition held in the months of November and […]
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CMPort Expands its Global Footprint in Terminal Operations
China Merchants Port Holdings (CMPort) and French Container Shipping Company, CMA CGM, entered into the Master Agreement which will see their jointly-owned business, Terminal Link, acquire an interest in 10 terminals owned by CMA CGM for $955 million. The terminals are Odessa Terminal (Ukraine), CMA CGM PSA Lion Terminal (CPLT) (Singapore), Mundra Terminal (India), Kingston […]
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Hambantota International Port reaches 1 million MT benchmark for 2019
05 December 2019: The Hambantota International Port (HIP) had a busy week with 7 RORO ships calling at the port, discharging 18,722 vehicles of which 16, 830 vehicles were for transshipment and 1458 vehicles were for the local market. The discharging operation for these vessels were carried out simultaneously. The vessels were from the shipping […]
