1. SRI LANKA LOGISTICS & FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION
2018 STATISTICS
SRI LANKA LOGISTICS & FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION
Country Stats 2018 Full Year and Last Four Years
Source : Sri Lankan Airlines & SLPA

2. Total Air Exports 2018 Full Year + Last 4 Years (In Tons)
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Jan
9,619.15
9,782.15
10,601.33
14,028.34
Feb
9,144.79
9,866.98
10,870.11
13,801.10
Mar
11,315.28
12,260.25
12,555.19
16,244.86
Apr
10,046.28
10,729.69
10,989.35
14,901.63
May
10,539.37
11,110.20
11,259.31
14,472.57
Jun
10,559.76
10,573.24
11,478.27
13,375.31
Jul
11,351.46
11,552.15
11,780.23
14,094.70
Aug
10,757.08
10,875.09
11,778.75
14,868.58
Sep
10,301.01
10,617.86
11,483.48
13,845.34
Oct
10,788.33
10,960.85
12,267.37
14,457.10
Nov
10,789.41
10,582.44
11,931.32
14,011.27
Dec
11,059.33
10,915.23
11,958.06
13,894.25
TOTAL
126,271.23
129,826.12
138,952.77
138,952.78
171,995.03
2018 Full Year Performance
2018 Full year figure is the highest during past 5 years & compared to 2017, the increase is 6.09%.
Significant improvement of air exports compared to recent history

3. Total Air Exports 2018 full year and last 4 years (In Tons) Quarterly
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
1st Quarter
30,079.22
31,909.38
34,026.63
36,475.56
44,074.30
2nd Quarter
31,145.40
32,413.13
33,726.93
37,700.31
42,749.50
3rd Quarter
32,409.55
33,045.09
35,042.46
43,418.46
42,808.61
4th Quarter
32,637.07
32,458.51
36,156.75
44,520.37
42,362.61
TOTAL
126,271.24
129,826.11
138,952.77
162,114.70
171,995.02
2018 Full Year Performance
The improvement of 2018 took place in Q1 and Q2 which then in fact reduced compared to 2017.

4. Total Air Imports 2018 Full Year and Last 4 Years (In Tons)
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Jan
3,043.23
3,429.92
4,085.15
4,649.34
Feb
2,399.86
3,120.15
3,848.90
4,104.60
Mar
3,707.14
4,183.99
5,644.30
4,852.32
Apr
2,814.07
3,298.26
4,310.27
4,055.56
May
3,353.11
3,859.04
5,458.26
4,774.01
Jun
3,233.05
3,795.06
6,057.82
4,757.45
Jul
3,243.01
3,870.49
5,064.26
5,526.74
Aug
3,203.97
3,697.21
4,844.06
5,252.79
Sep
3,634.51
3,961.04
4,966.18
5,251.96
Oct
4,004.78
4,686.75
5,789.04
5,539.59
Nov
4,091.84
4,439.48
5,407.82
5,228.63
Dec
3,867.86
4,232.48
5,366.05
5,278.39
TOTAL
40,596.43
46,573.86
60,842.10
59,271.38
Full Year Performance
2018 Full Year figure is slightly lower than 2017 and the drop is %.
Similar performance in 2018 and 2017

5. Total Air Imports 2018 full year and last 4 years (In Tons) Quarterly
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
1st Quarter
9,150.23
10,734.07
13,578.36
14,665.93
13,606.26
2nd Quarter
9,400.23
10,952.36
15,826.35
13,993.52
13,587.01
3rd Quarter
10,081.49
11,528.73
14,874.50
15,324.50
16,031.50
4th Quarter
11,964.48
13,358.71
16,562.90
16,052.10
16,046.61
TOTAL
40,596.43
46,573.87
60,842.11
60,036.05
59,271.39
Full Year Performance
Quarterly comparison is almost the same between 2017 and 2018

6. Total Air Transshipments in 2018 Full Year and Last 4 Years (In Tons) Quarterly
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
1st Quarter
6,297.50
9,526.23
9,174.83
8,266.84
12,560.46
2nd Quarter
8,112.81
9,482.16
10,348.89
10,766.31
12,720.85
3rd Quarter
9,162.56
7,998.68
10,304.68
12,036.99
11,380.16
4th Quarter
9,216.15
8,870.78
10,011.97
13,320.18
10,815.24
TOTAL
32,789.02
35,877.85
39,840.37
44,390.31
47,476.71
2018 Full Year Performance
2018 Full Year figure is the highest during past 5 years & compared to 2017, the increase is 6.95%.
The transshipments have a significant increase in Q1 and Q2, meaning the total export growth in 2018 was mainly due to transshipments

7. DISCHARGE (Tons) Excluding Transshipment
Air Freight Throughput in 2018 Full Year and Last 4 Years (Exports, Imports & Transshipments) in Ton’s
UPLIFT (Tons)
DISCHARGE (Tons) Excluding Transshipment
TRANSSHIPMENT (Tons)
TTL (Tons)
2014
126,271.24
40,596.43
32,789.02
199,656.69
2015
129,826.11
46,573.87
35,877.85
212,277.83
2016
138,952.77
60,842.11
39,840.37
239,635.25
2017
162,114.70
60,036.04
44,390.32
266,541.06
2018
171,995.03
59,271.38
47,476.71
278,743.12
2018 Full Year Performance
The growth of through put in 2018 is mainly due to the increase in transshipments

8. Total Ocean Exports 2018 Full Year and Last 4 Years (In TEU’s)
2018 Full Year Performance
Exports out of Sri Lanka is almost the same as 2017 with no significant growth

9. 2018 Ocean Freight Exports in TEU’s – 2018 Full Year and Last 4 Years - Quarterly
2016
2017
2018
Loading
Laden
Empty
1st Quarter
71730
89135
73785
101930
76437
103482
2nd Quarter
67977
86115
70515
92253
70265
93287
3rd Quarter
74811
84152
77725
97959
80991
87271
4th Quarter
72522
101440
74002
105710
77500
85614
Total
287040
360842
296027
397852
305193
369654
2018 Full Year Performance
2018 full year Laden volume is 3.10% more than 2017 full year. Empty has reduced while laden is increased

10. Total Ocean Imports in 2018 Full Year and Last 4 Years (In TEU’s)
2018 Full Year Performance
Laden discharge throughput is reduced in 2018 compared to 2017 numbers

11. 2018 Ocean Freight Imports in TEU’s – 2018 Full Year and Last 4 Years Quarterly
2016
2017
2018
Discharging
Laden
Empty
1st Quarter
151329
11486
167929
9698
170160
9113
2nd Quarter
143257
8145
147825
8351
150753
8395
3rd Quarter
152054
10951
161755
12685
155745
11263
4th Quarter
166415
8331
172753
8176
153856
9617
Total
613055
38913
650262
38910
630514
38388
2018 Full Year Performance
2018 full year Laden volume is 3.04% behind than 2017 full year. This could be a sign of major reduction in imports specially in Q3 and Q4

12. 2018 Ocean Freight Transshipments in TEU’s – 2018 Full Year and Last 4 Years Quarterly
2016
2017
2018
Transshipment
Laden
Empty
1st Quarter
467420
63632
501971
47596
577055
88620
2nd Quarter
470135
60702
516539
53162
601213
75165
3rd Quarter
505509
52986
542697
62981
633184
89294
4th Quarter
485869
69204
552856
89642
627073
105430
Total
246524
253381
358509
2018 Full Year Performance
Laden transshipments have increased in 2018 drastically, could be due to organic growth of the neighboring region. It is an even growth throughout the year in each quarter