Port profile · LKTRR
Trincomalee
Trincomalee is a medium natural coastal harbour on the Bay of Bengal, in Sri Lanka. Its UN/LOCODE is LKTRR. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Trincomalee offers fuel oil and fresh water. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Trincomalee
What members see for Trincomalee, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Trincomalee day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Trincomalee and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Trincomalee offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Deck stores
- No
- Engine stores
- No
Repair
- Slipway
- Small
- Electrical repair
- No
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 250 m
- Beam
- 32 m
- Draft
- 12.5 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Trincomalee, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Anchorage
- Yes
Connections
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near Trincomalee
Other Sri Lanka ports on the same stretch of coast.
- KankesanturaiSri Lanka · LKKNK
- ColomboSri Lanka · LKCMB
- HambantotaSri Lanka · LKHBA
- GalleSri Lanka · LKGAL
Questions about Trincomalee
What is the UN/LOCODE of Trincomalee?
The UN/LOCODE of Trincomalee is LKTRR.
Is pilotage compulsory in Trincomalee?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Trincomalee as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Trincomalee?
Yes. Trincomalee offers fuel oil, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Trincomalee can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 250 m long, 32 m wide, 12.5 m draft for Trincomalee.
Is Trincomalee a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Trincomalee.
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