Sri Lanka
Edited by
Sri Lanka WMU-Japan Sasakawa Fellows
An Outline of Sri Lankan Maritime Administration
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Basic Data on Marine Transport (Sri Lanka)
(1) Role of marine transport
1. International marine transport trade amount and percentage in Sri Lankan's entire international trade.
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Export (Unit: 1,000 tons) |
Import (Unit 1,000 tons) |
| |
Total |
Marine |
Marine(%) |
Total |
Marine |
Marine(%) |
| 1997 |
9493.6 |
9732.5 |
97.36 |
17337.2 |
99.6 |
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| 1998 |
9657.7 |
9469.3 |
98 |
17420.8 |
98.7 |
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| 1999 |
9486.2 |
9291.6 |
97.9 |
17803.4 |
99.4 |
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2. Shipping amount and percentage in Sri Lanka's entire domestic cargo transport.
| |
Total |
Ship |
Railroad |
Truck |
Airplane |
| 1997 |
1,000 tons |
35660.3 |
9723(27.3%) |
308(0.86%) |
25625(71%) |
3.7 |
| |
Mil. Ton km |
2300.4 |
982.8(42.6%) |
108(4.6%) |
1209.6(52.5%) |
2.4 |
| 1998 |
1,000 tons |
35435.2 |
9470(26.7%) |
278(0.8%) |
25687(70%) |
4.1 |
| |
Mil. Ton km |
3433.5 |
2068.5(60%) |
105(3%) |
1260(36%) |
3.6 |
| 1999 |
1,000 tons |
38675.7 |
9291(24%) |
264(0.7%) |
25687(66%) |
4.2 |
| |
Mil. Ton km |
2379.1 |
999.1(41%) |
103(0.04%) |
1277.2(53%) |
3.9 |
3. Marine passenger transport amount and percentage in Sri Lanka's entire domestic passenger transport.
| |
Total |
Ship |
Railroad |
Truck |
Airplane |
| 1997 |
Milion people |
215.16 |
1.1(0.51%) |
168(78%) |
46(21%) |
0.06(0.02%) |
| |
Mil. person km |
10854 |
42(0.38%) |
3038(27%) |
7216(66.5%) |
558(5.1%) |
| 1998 |
Milion people |
670.5 |
0.8(0.2%) |
176(26.2%) |
493(73.5%) |
0.7(0.1%) |
| |
Mil. person km |
11924.5 |
39(0.33%) |
3073(25.7%) |
7542(63.2%) |
600(5.1%) |
| 1999 |
Milion people |
672.4 |
0.7(0.1%) |
174(25.9%) |
497(73.9%) |
0.7(0.1%) |
| |
Mil. person km |
11476 |
35(0.3%) |
3104(27%) |
7701(67%) |
636(5.5%) |
2. Sri Lankan merchant fleets
1. Oceangoing vessels of 2,OOOGT or more
| |
Sri Lankan flag ships |
Foreign ships chartering |
Total |
| 1997 |
Number |
GT(1,000 tons) |
Number |
GT(1,000 tons) |
Number |
GT(1,000 tons) |
| 1998 |
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| 1999 |
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Percentage of cargos loaded aboard Sri Lankan flag vessels in the whole cargoes bound for and from Sri Lanka.
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Export |
Import |
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S.L. flag ships |
Chartered ships |
Total |
S.L. flag ships |
Chartered ships |
Total |
| 1997 |
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| 1998 |
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| 1999 |
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2. Domestic Shipping vessels exclusive of fishing boats, work boats, pleasure boats as of the end of March 1999.
| Sizes |
<100GT |
100-200GT |
200-300GT |
300-400GT |
400-500GT |
500-700GT |
700GT-1000GT |
| Number |
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| GT total |
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| Sizes |
1000-2000GT |
2000-3000GT |
3000-4500GT |
4500-6500GT |
6500<= |
Total |
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3. Number of seafarers of Sri Lankan nationality.
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For foreign routes |
For domestic routes |
| 1997 |
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| 1998 |
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| 1999 |
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4. Ports
(a). Amount of cargos handled at Sri Lankan ports.
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All ports |
5 largest ports |
| 1996 |
mil. tons |
mil. tons |
| 1997 |
mil. tons |
mil. tons |
| 1998 |
mil. tons |
mil. tons |
(b). Number of oceangoing/domestic shipping vessels entering Sri Lankan ports.
| |
Oceangoing vessels |
Domestic shipping vessels |
Total |
| |
Number (1,000) |
GT (million) |
Number (1,000) |
GT (million) |
Number (1,000) |
GT (million) |
| 1996 |
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| 1997 |
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| 1998 |
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5. Occurrence of marine disasters and marine pollution
1. Recent marine disasters occurred in Sri Lankan territorial waters or involving Sri Lankan flag vessels.
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Vessels rescued |
Dead or missing |
| 1997 |
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| 1998 |
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| 1999 |
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2. Recent marine pollutions occurred in Sri Lankan territorial waters or involving Sri Lankan flag vessels.
| |
Oils |
Others |
Red tide |
Total |
| 1997 |
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| 1998 |
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| 1999 |
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Note :- Others include hazardous liquid substance, industrial wastes, factory waste water and blue tide.
