Track any container moving through Colombo and see the port's real activity: carriers calling, scheduled connections, and a measured congestion signal. Four independent lenses on every shipment.
The fastest way to follow a container through Colombo is to enter your reference at trackingmcp.com/ports/lkcmb. TrackingMCP detects the carrier and format, then shows carrier milestones, live vessel position, the published schedule, and a forecast ETA on one screen; DCSA-normalised across 234+ ocean lines.
Any carrier calling Colombo: we detect the line and format automatically.
Daily signal, 9 July 2026 to 19 July 2026; dashed line marks the port's typical baseline.
As of 19 July 2026, port-call throughput at Colombo was 10% above its typical baseline, on 90 calls in the trailing 7 days. Derived from AIS port-call observations via IMF PortWatch open data; inside the tracker this signal refreshes continuously and feeds each shipment's ETA-at-risk flag.
TrackingMCP's fused congestion feed (AIS analysis plus carrier port-status bulletins) last put the 7-day average vessel waiting time at Colombo around 2.1 days, observed 3 July 2026. When a tracked box heads for a congested port, its ETA carries an at-risk flag.
Colombo appears in 805 scheduled port calls in TrackingMCP's sailing database (January 2025 to January 2027 schedule window), with 14 carriers we track calling the port. Track any of them by container, bill of lading, or booking number.
Port reference facts last reviewed 10 July 2026.
LKCMB. The five-character UN/LOCODE (LK for Sri Lanka, plus CMB) identifies Colombo in carrier schedules, booking confirmations, and tracking feeds worldwide.
Enter your container number, bill of lading, or booking reference in the search box above. TrackingMCP auto-detects the carrier and format, then returns live carrier events, the vessel's AIS position, and a forecast ETA. Your first shipment is free, no account needed to start.
Samudera Shipping Line, COSCO, CMA CGM lead the 14 carriers with scheduled sailings calling Colombo in TrackingMCP's sailing database. Each line links to its own tracking page below.
As of 19 July 2026, AIS port-call data (via IMF PortWatch) put Colombo's 7-day throughput 10% above its typical baseline, on 90 port calls in 7 days; the signal level reads mild. A fused port-status feed last measured the 7-day average vessel waiting time at about 2.1 days (3 July 2026). Signals refresh continuously inside the tracker; this page shows the snapshot from its last build.
Rotterdam, Shanghai, Felixstowe, Port Klang, Singapore, Jebel Ali see the most scheduled sailings to and from Colombo in TrackingMCP's sailing database.
Colombo handles around 7,250,000 TEU a year and operates 51 berths and takes vessels drawing up to 18 m, according to the port's published statistics and public registries.
Free time is set by each carrier's tariff for Sri Lanka, not by the port. The TrackingMCP free-time reference lists published demurrage and detention free days for Sri Lanka by carrier, and the tracker watches the free-time clock on every shipment.