May 4, 2023
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      The Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) officially handed over the recently completed “Hope Village” to the villagers of Kandagasmankada in Lunugamwehera of the Hambantota district. The flagship community sustainability project which includes 4 centres for community, health, agriculture and sports was inaugurated by the Chinese Ambassador in Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong, with […]

April 20, 2023
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      The Hambantota International Port (HIP) handled over 900 units of the latest BMWs transshipped from the Port of Koper – Slovenia to the Port of Pyeongtaek in South Korea last week. While usual traffic for transshipment at HIP is in the East to West direction, this operation proves that there is a […]

April 17, 2023
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      Fasmin Jayah, Accounts Assistant and Henry Liu, Executive, Commercial and Marketing of Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) were judged Avurudu Kumari and Avurudu Kumaraya at the Sinhala and Tamil new year festivities at the port this year. The Hambantota International Port (HIP) Avurudu celebrations were held in traditional style, at the port […]

March 20, 2023
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      Last week, the largest capacity crawler crane in Sri Lanka was unloaded at Hambantota International Port. The crane, with a 750-ton lifting capacity, will be initially used for Hiruras Wind Power Project in Mannar. The German built Liebherr brand crane was being used in Japan and has now been imported to Sri […]

March 7, 2023
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      -HIP will bring more global industries to operate on Lankan soil Hambantota International Port’s (HIP) industrial park will expand its industrial park’s scope to include 90+ diverse industrialized classes within its dedicated free trade zone. Several new categories have been added, including warehousing & logistics, electrical and electronics, mineral products, automobile manufacturing, […]

February 6, 2023
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      Hambantota International Port (HIP) created another benchmark in cargo handling when it discharged the highest tonnage of clinker, for their client, INSEE, winning them high praise. 18,437MT was discharged per day, from MV Tai Hunter, the highest discharge rate off a clinker vessel within a 24 hour work shift.  53,841MT was discharged […]

February 2, 2023
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      Cruise ships Artania, Coral Geographer, and The World visited Hambantota International Port (HIP) in January 2023.   More than 1000 passengers disembarked to visit popular tourist destinations in the South.  Amongst the sights were the Mulkirigala Temple, Ruhuṇu Kataragama Devalaya, Udawalawe National Park, Yala National Park, and the bird park in Hambantota. […]

January 30, 2023
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      57 members of YoungShip Sri Lanka visited the Hambantota International Port (HIP) recently and were given a detailed tour of the facility.  The tour included visits to the port’s RORO yard, warehousing facility and tank farm. YoungShip, an international professional non-profit organisation for young people working within the global maritime industry, today […]


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