Port guide · UN/LOCODE LK TRR
Trincomalee Harbor, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka · 8.55° N, 81.22° E
The World Port Index classes Trincomalee Harbor as a natural coastal harbor on the Bay of Bengal. It records a channel depth of 21.6 m and a cargo pier depth of 13 m. Norfolk is 14,450 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 21.6 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 13 m
- Max vessel length
- 250 m
- From Norfolk
- 14,450 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Colombo230 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 250 m and a maximum draft of 12.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 21.6 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 13 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 12.5 m
- Tidal range
- 1 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 250 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 32 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 12.5 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Trincomalee Harbor is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
- Electrical repair
- No
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
US trade with Sri Lanka
- US exports, 2025
- $368.8MLed by food industry residues and animal feed
- US imports, 2025
- $3.1BLed by knitted apparel
Other ports in Sri Lanka
The nearest is Colombo, 230 km away in a straight line.
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.