Colombo harbour in 1873.Galle is most famous for the Dutch fort which was identified as a UNESCO world heritage site.
The Galle fishery harbour has received substantial assistance from French government in decade of 1970. Some time it was very high capacity and employees were above thousand.
Harbour was planned as a deep – sea industrial fishery port within the commercial harbour and included a large number of service facilities and store complexes.
This harbour is located in an international place for tourism and mooring facilities for visiting yachts. Harbour base tourism should be promoted for the benefit of the fishermen in the area.
Sri Lanka Navy has acquired some harbour assets such as 200 and 500 tons capacity slipways, workshop building, canteen, welfare building and circuit bungalow. Extent of the unutilized building area is approximately 1000 m2.
General Description
Location
- Address : - Magalle, Galle
- Fax / Telephone Number : - +94 91 2242368 / 91 2234573
- Economic Zone : - Southern
- Province : - Southern
- District : - Galle
- Divisional Secretariat : - Galle
- Distance from Colombo : - 117 km.
General Information
- Location : -60 02’5.60” N – 800 13’46.55” E
- Year of Commission : - 1965
- Land Area : - 3.10 Ha.
- Basin Area : - 3.10 Ha.
- Quay Wall Length: - 56+95+109+32 m
- Dredging Depth : - 3.0 - 6.0 m
- Berthing Capacity: - 250 nos.(3.5 – 5 Tons Vessels)
- No. Vessels operating :- 250
Facilities
• Shore Facilities
- Refrigeration facilities such as supply of ice, storage of ice, freezing, storage of frozen fish.
- Work shop 3492 m2.
- Net mending 225 m2.
- Supply of fuel.
- Auction hall 1580 m2.
- Slipway
- Fuel Supply.
• General Facilities
- Bathing and toilet facilities.
- Canteen and shop facilities
- Office building 271 m2.
- Stores - 4180 m2.
- Water storage - 341000 L.
- Weigh bridge.
- Radio room
- Mobile crane
- Fishermen rest.
