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Table  3353 (Po., Serv., Trans., Sea)
Average staying time per ship and tonnage per ship hour (Port) (Ship) (1999 - 2004)
pro3353e  (hours, metric tons)
Port                                                 Year          Item 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Colombo Average waiting time per             
Non - container ships 15.5 11.7 5.9 10.2 11.4 6.7
Container ships 4.3 3.2 3.5 2.5 2.0 1.5
Average service time per             
Non - container ships 97.9 91.1 81.9 91.5 87.7 97.5
Container ships 17.8 15.6 17.8 12.9 11.9 13.1
Average turn around time (in port) per             
Non - container ships 118.2 106.5 91.3 105.6 101.1 106.1
Container ships 24.2 20.6 23.1 17.7 15.4 16.5
Average tons per ship/hour at berth             
Non - container ships 59.2 69.3 64.6 58.6 62.7 63.6
Container ships 308.2 374.9 356.3 429.9 485.7 483.9
Average tons per ship/hour in port            
Non - container ships 51.4 61.7 60.5 52.6 55.2 59.2
Container ships 253.6 316.1 301.5 342.5 404.6 422.6
© 2008, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source : 
Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Note : 
Time in hours and tonnage in metric tons
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