Hambantota International Port Archives

September 29, 2022

Families in a village in Sri Lanka’s deep South witnessed corporate generosity and empathy when Colombo International Container Terminals Limited (CICT) and Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) joined hands recently to donate dry rations to residents of Kandagasmankada in the Lunugamwehera Division of the Hambantota District. Dubbed ‘Hope Village’ after the hamlet […]

September 12, 2022

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The marketing team of the Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) visited Japan during the last week of August, to increase awareness and aggressively market services offered by the Hambantota International Port (HIP), especially RORO which is currently the core business of the port. The HIPG team lost no time in taking advantage of the […]

September 5, 2022

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A Blood Donation camp to replenish stocks at the Hambantota Base Hospital held on the last day of August was supported by the Hambantota International Port (HIP). “HIP’s CSR programmes are developed under a sustainability master plan which connects 4 pillars i.e. environment, health & safety, community development, religious and cultural engagement. […]

August 31, 2022

The Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) marked the 150th anniversary of China Merchants Group, the parent company of their global partner CMPort with the launch of a unique event this year. The ‘RORO Drivers Technical Skills’ competition to mark the milestone anniversary, was held for drivers of Hambantota Logistics (Pvt) Limited (HLPL), […]

August 18, 2022

INSEE Cement, Sri Lanka’s leading cement manufacturer, began construction of their mega capacity warehouse within the industrial park in Hambantota International Port (HIP) last week. The US$ 3 million investment by INSEE will be the largest warehousing facility inside a port in Sri Lanka for raw materials used in the production of cement. The […]

August 18, 2022

– a milestone in strengthening friendship between Sri Lanka and China Scientific research ship ‘Yuan Wang 5’ of the People’s Republic of China, docked at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) at 07:50 hours on August 16th 2022. It will remain at HIP for 7 days for replenishments and ship chandelling. China’s Ambassador […]

August 8, 2022

The Hambantota International Port (HIP) completed yet another event on their CSR calendar yesterday, with the distribution of essential household items and food to Samurdhi recipients in the Hambantota district. The port reached out to its surrounding underprivileged communities with US$ 100,000/- worth of essential items under this initiative. “Our […]

August 4, 2022

Locally manufactured trailers were exported to Australia from Hambantota International Port (HIP) on the RORO vessel ‘Atlas Leader’ which called at the southern port last week. The manufacturer, Dutch Lanka Trailers, has moved towards using this form of shipping of their trailers which is proving to be more cost […]

May 9, 2022

The top management of EWIS visited the Hambantota International Port (HIP) recently, to evaluate possibilities of expanding their business via the port. This was following a visit by the HIP management to the EWIS manufacturing plant in Sooriyawewa, when an invitation was extended to visit the port. HIP is looking to […]

May 2, 2022

A high level delegation from Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) visited the Hambantota International Port (HIP), to get first hand information on a wide range of subjects relating to port activity and the economy of the southern part of Sri Lanka. Deputy Director, Foreign Policy Bureau, MOFA Hamada Takashi and […]

CICT & HIPG gift essential foods to 362 families of ‘Hope Village’

HIP in a major drive to promote transshipment of used vehicles

HIP connects dots in their 4 tier sustainability plan

HIPG celebrates 150th Anniversary of CMG

Groundbreaking ceremony for INSEE Warehouse at Hambantota Port Industrial Park

‘Yuan Wang 5’ docks at Hambantota Port

HIP provides essential items worth US$ 100,000 to the underprivileged

Locally manufactured trailers exported through HIP

Local Digital Hardware manufacturer visits Hambantota Port

High Profile delegation from Japanese Foreign Ministry visits HIP