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	Table  3351 (Pｒo., Serv., Trans., Sea)
	Ship traffic (port) (1998 - 2004)
	pro3351e						( x1,000 t )
Port	Year            Item	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Colombo	No. of ships arrived ＊	3,879	3,968	3,832	3,570	3,787	3,838	3,688
	Total gross tonnage	77,764	79,771	78,450	71,888	81,042	86,169	84,700
	Total net tonnage	36,011	37,399	37,418	34,690	39,336	41,831	40,894
	No. of sailing craft arrived	323	227	274	277	175	173	185
	Total gross tonnage	98	62	76	74	47	44	50
	Total net tonnage	78	52	66	64	38	36	40
Trincomalee	No. of ships arrived＊	250	274	303	327	199	121	107
	Total gross tonnage	1,485	1,519	1,450	1,442	1,551	1,486	1,554
	Total net tonnage	821	841	815	815	921	875	869
Galle	No. of ships arrived ＊	104	97	97	117	76	73	88
	Total gross tonnage	541	512	452	549	411	393	460
	Total net tonnage	263	293	237	281	203	189	224
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source :
Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Key:
＊；　Exclusive of Naval Vessels, Fishing Trawlers, Yachts and Dredgers etc.
Revised:  2008(y)/09(m)/20(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka