Colombo Dockyard (CDPLC) ceremonially laid the foundation to build a full-fledged engineering workshop at Hambantota International Port on 16th August 2024. This ceremonial occasion will kick off the construction of the engineering workshop in line with the contract signed between CDPLC and Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG). The foundation laying commenced with the traditional of chanting of Pirith, which blessed this historic event and the construction process of this engineering workshop facility.

This facility is a testament of the growth and innovation in the maritime industry in Sri Lanka which services the regional and the international maritime markets, from one of the most strategic locations in the global maritime map. This workshop will strengthen the service availability and the speed of service to the clients, improving the economics for the end user. This new engineering workshop, when in operation will extend the service footprint of Colombo Dockyard to the southernmost tip of Sri Lanka.

Hambantota International Port stands as a beacon of progress for Sri Lanka. Strategically located on one of the world’s busiest maritime routes, this deep-water port has rapidly become a key player in global trade. This allows CDPLC to offer afloat repair services to a multitude of vessels calling for transhipment, bunkering and other operations and dedicated afloat repairs.

Colombo Dockyard’s Rapid Response Afloat Repair Service (RRARS), which was launched in 2019 to provide afloat repairs services at all Sri Lankan ports, has played a crucial role in providing the required repair support to the vessels the Sri Lankan waters. CDPLC plans to complete setting up the workshop facility within a short period through Dockyard General Engineering Services (DGES), a fully owned subsidiary of CDPLC. The excellent facilities available at the HIP, with over three and a half kilometers of deep draft berths, selected berths serviced with cranage comes in handy for execution of speedy afloat repairs.

The august gathering was addressed by Mr. Thimira S Godakumbura, Managing Director/ CEO, CDPLC, highlighting the importance of this facility to serve the maritime industry requirements from one of the pivotal locations in the maritime map. Also, he took the opportunity to thank the team from CMG and HIPG, HIPS and all the other distinguished guests for their support and taking the time to patronize this momentous occasion.

The event was graced by Ms. Shi Dai – Executive President of China Merchants Group (CMG), Mr. Wang Xiufeng – Vice Executive President of CMG, Mr. Xu Song – CEO of China Merchants Ports Group, Mr. Johnson Liu – CEO of HIPG, Capt. Ravi Jayawickreme – CEO of HIPS along with senior CMG officials and officers from HIPG, Mr. Rajapaksha – SDDC Sri Lanka Customs, Commodore W.T.A. Wasantha – Sri Lanka Navy and Mr. Refhan Razeen – General Manager Shangri-La Hambantota.

Representing Colombo Dockyard, Mr. Thimira S. Godakumbura – Managing Director/CEO, Mr. S. Nozaki – Technical Consultant, Mr. S. G. Senadheera – General Manager (Ship Repair Business), Mr. P.S. Abeysinghe – General Manager (Yard Development), Mr. K. B. P. Fernando – Consultant (SRB), Mr. Nayakaratne – Managing Director DGES, Mr. S. H. P. K. Ranatunga – Addl. General Manager (SRB), Mr. S.D. Gilbert – General Manager DGES, Mr. Darshana Chandrasekara – Asst. General Manager (SRB), Mr. Amila Rukshan- Asst. Business Manager, Ship Repair Marketing, Mr. Avantha Gunathilake, Head of Planning, Mr. Y R A M P Rajapakshe, Head of Section, Afloat Repairs, Mr. M S Sendanayake- Head of Section, Civil & Yard Development and other officials.

Colombo Dockyard celebrates 50 years of operations in 2024, since its establishment in the year 1974, while marking 31 years of successful collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd, Japan since 1993.

Colombo Dockyard’s odyssey of excellence continues serving the discerning ship owners globally with reliability and speed.

Figure 1 : The guests being welcomed by Mr. Thimira S Godakumbura MD/CEO of CDPLC to the event

Figure 2 Mr Thimira S Godakumbura, MD/CEO of CDPLC addressing the gathering

Figure 3 The dignitaries ready to lay the foundation stones

Figure 4 Laying the foundation stones at the auspicious time

Figure 5 Group photo

Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer’s Message

As Colombo Dockyard PLC is celebrating its 50th anniversary, it is with great pride and gratitude that I look upon and reflect on our odyssey. Over the last five decades, Colombo Dockyard has stood as a shining example of resilience, innovation, and excellence in maritime industry, not just in Sri Lanka, but on the global stage as well.

Starting with harbor support vessels, we now build complex cable layer vessels and hybrid bulkers. Our repair capabilities have expanded from small commercial vessels to larger and sophisticated vessels like VLGCs, dredgers, and offshore vessels. Additionally, our heavy engineering achievements range from small-scale local projects to large steel structures and pioneering underwater restaurants.

The past few years have been extremely challenging for the company. The impact from the Easter Sunday Terrorist attack, the unprecedented impact from the COVID-19 pandemic followed by the financial crisis in Sri Lanka, has been challenging and testing our limits. Even with these troubling encounters, Colombo Dockyard have demonstrated our resilience and commitment to excellence to adapt these conditions.

The collaboration with our parent company, Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd. Japan in 1993, now reaching 31 years , the work culture has been evolved as a quality driven service centre has influenced Colombo Dockyard’s achievements over the years.

Looking ahead, we are optimistic about the future. The lessons learned from recent hardships have only strengthened us. We are committed to leveraging our experiences to drive growth and innovation, ensuring that Colombo Dockyard remains at the forefront of the marine industry.

I am proud of Colombo Dockyard’s unwavering support for the local maritime and heavy engineering industries over the past five decades. Our investments in advanced technologies and skill development have solidified our status as the region’s premier shipyard, enhancing local industry through shared knowledge and innovation. Moreover, our dedication to social responsibility ensures we make positive contributions to the community, fostering sustainable growth and regional excellence.

As we celebrate this milestone, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all our employees, partners, and clients who stood with the company from the beginning of this journey. The unwavering support from them and trust have been instrumental in our journey. Together, we will continue to steer Colombo Dockyard towards new horizons, maintaining our legacy of excellence and contributing to the economic development of Sri Lanka.

Here’s to the next fifty years of success and beyond!

Mr. Thimira S. Godakumbura
Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer

Activities in parallel to anniversary celebrations.

To mark this significant milestone, a series of religious events were held to evoke blessings on the employees and pioneering teams. On the 29th of July, an Islamic religious event took place at the Muthuwella Jumma Islamic Church, followed by a Hindu religious ceremony at the Shree Wenkteshwara Vishnu Temple. The next day, on the 30th of July, a Catholic mass was held at St. Andrews Church, Mattakkuliya. On the night of the 31st of July, a special Pirith enchanting ceremony was conducted, followed by alms-giving to 16 Buddhist monks on 1st of August and a special blessings by a catholic priest.

Colombo Dockyard (CDPLC) inked an agreement with Hambantota International Port Group (Private) Ltd (HIPG), to setup a fully-fledged workshop at the HIPG facility on the 16th of July 2024.

Once the workshop is setup, this will augment the service availability and the speed of service to the clients, improving the economics to the end user. This new workshop, when in operation will extend the service footprint of Colombo Dockyard to the southernmost tip of Sri Lanka.

The strategic maritime location of Hambantota, in close proximity to the key maritime routes, will allow Colombo Dockyard to offer afloat repair services to a multitude of vessels calling for transhipment, bunkering and other operations and dedicated afloat repairs. HIPG port is a deep draft port with extensive berths that can handle vessels up to 17-meter draft, going up to VLCC.

Colombo Dockyard’s Rapid Response Afloat Repair Service (RRARS), which was launched in 2019 to provide afloat repairs services at all Sri Lankan ports, has played a crucial role in providing the required repair support to the vessels the Sri Lankan waters. The excellent facilities available at the HIP, with over three and a half kilometres of deep draft berths, selected berths serviced with cranage comes in handy for execution of speedy afloat repairs.

These proactive initiatives for setting up a fully-fledged workshop within the HIP facility, will provide much needed capacity augmentation for afloat repairs in Sri Lanka. These auxiliary service availability to the vessels calling the Sri Lankan waters, will also play crucial role in generating much needed foreign exchange to the Sri Lankan economy. Colombo Dockyard operates in joint collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd, Japan since 1993. Colombo Dockyard will be celebrating 50 years of operations in 2024, since its establishment in the year 1974.

Mr Johnson Liu – Chief Executive Officer of Hambantota International Port Group (Pvt) Limited signed the agreement, while Mr. Thimira S Godakumbura, Managing Director / Chief Executive officer signed on behalf of Colombo Dockyard PLC. The HIPG team consisted of Mr Bindu Ranasinghe, DGM-Commercial & Marketing, Mr. Henry Liu, Executive-Commercial & Marketing, Ms. Jayathmi Gamachchige- Asst Manager-Commercial & Marketing, Ms. Deshani Koralage, Senior Manager-Legal, Mr Kavindu Abesuriya, Senior Executive, Legal and Mr Ranjith Withanawasm.

The Colombo Dockyard team present at the occasion Mr. J Furukawa, Director, Mr S G Senadheera, GM,SRB, Mr Benny Fernando, Consultant, SRB, Mr Gihan Ravinatha, CFO, Mr P S Abeysinghe, GM,YD, Mr S H P K Ranatunga, Add GM, SRB, Mrs. Manori Mallikarachchie, Legal Consultant/Company Secretary, Mr Darshana Chandrasekera, AGM,SRB and Mr Amila Rukshan, Head of Marketing.

Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) made history on June 28, 2024, by achieving three important milestones in shipbuilding on the same day, in the construction of 5000DWT Eco Bulk Carriers for Misje Eco Bulk AS Norway. On this historic day, CDPLC laid the keel marking the commencement of construction of the 8th vessel, launched the 6th vessel, and delivered the 5th vessel of the Eco Bulker series, demonstrating its resilience and commitment to excellence despite economic and market challenges.

The keel laying ceremony of the 8th vessel “Misje Lily” (Yard No. NC0260), launching of the 6th vessel “Misje Lotus” (Yard No. NC0255), and delivery of the 5th vessel “Misje Rose” (Yard No. NC0254) were celebrated in the presence of owner Mr. Roald Misje, CFO Ms. Alina Printseva, Site Manager Mr. Thusitha Herath, and Site Superintendents Mr. Venura Wanasinghe and Mr. Prince Dharmaranjan.

Representatives from DNV comprised of the Country Manager Mr. Saman A. Kumarasinghe and Surveyor Mr. Gishan Dias. From CDPLC, the event was attended by MD/CEO Mr. Thimira Godakumbura, Director Mr. J. Furukawa, Technical Advisor/Alternate Director Mr. S. Nozaki, and other senior management and staff.

The 89.95-meter DNV-classed Eco Bulk Carriers are designed by Wartsila Norway, with detailed design work executed by CDPLC’s in-house team. These vessels feature an Energy Storage Battery System (ESS) for electric hybrid propulsion, supplementing the conventional diesel propulsion, showcasing CDPLC’s commitment to innovative and sustainable maritime solutions. CDPLC’s ability to reach these significant milestones is a testament to its strong global reputation for delivering high-quality vessels and its strategic adaptability to evolving market demands.

Despite the economic downturns, volatile markets, CDPLC has continued to progress, maintaining its position as a strong competitor in the shipbuilding industry. With the country’s financial position turning healthier and with the commitment of our management team and our hardworking employees, we are optimistic that we can successfully continue this growth momentum into the future.

CDPLC operates in joint collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard Company Limited of Japan, with a 35% stake held by Sri Lankan government institutions. With nearly five decades of operation, CDPLC is a frontrunner in Sri Lankan industrialization. The achievements of June 28, 2024, reflect CDPLC’s commitment to excellence and resilience. The company remains dedicated to advancing its strategic goals, ensuring operational efficiency, and meeting the evolving demands of the global maritime industry.

Sri Lanka’s pioneer Shipbuilding and Ship repairing facility, Colombo Dockyard PLC participated in one of the biggest International Maritime Exhibitions “Posidonia 2024” in Athens, Greece. Colombo Dockyard teamed up with Master Divers (Pvt) Limited, experts in all types of diving services in the harbour and outer port, Prudential Shipping Lines (Pvt) Limited who offers husbandry services to all ships at Colombo, Deep Ocean Lanka who are maritime suppliers and Lanka Marine Services who are bunker suppliers which constituted the Sri Lanka pavilion. The Sri Lanka Pavilion at the Posidonia 2024 was officially endorsed by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Hambantota International Port Group Pvt Ltd, Export Development Board and the Merchant Shipping Secretariat of Sri Lanka. The services Sri Lanka offers to the global maritime fraternity are as follows:

• Port agency services and all types of husbandry services
• Supply of provisions, deck, engine, cabin stores and all other essential ship supplies
• Supply of Bonded Goods
• Supply of navigational and equipment and charts
• Supply of bunkers and marine lubricants
• Supply of fresh water
• All types of shipboard waste removal
• All underwater diving services, inspection and repairs
• Hull cleaning, propeller polishing
• Providing riding technical crew for repairs
• Professional underwater videography
• Dry docking services up to 125,000DWT
• Ship building and heavy engineering
• Afloat emergency repairs
• Technical troubleshooting and rectification
• STS cargo operation services
• Ship Layups
• OPL Launch Services
• Transshipment and integrated logistics
• Naval logistics

For the past three decades, Colombo Dockyard has been a regular participant at the Posidonia platform, proudly flying the Sri Lankan flag and promoting Colombo as a competitive repair and building center in the South Asian region. The Greek maritime community represents a significant market for shipyards globally, with Greek ship owners boasting the world’s largest tonnage. This naturally positions them as some of the biggest spenders on building, dry-docking, maintenance, and ancillary services. Sri Lanka Pavilion presented how the strategic hub, Sri Lanka, can well take care of Greek Fleets in Indian Ocean by providing the total service at all ports and anchorage in Sri Lanka. And we have added more colours to our National Pavilion with the natural beauty of our paradise, which was a breath-stopper for many of the crowd passing by.

Sri Lanka’s strategic geographical location, proximity to main marine trading routes, and status as a hub of sea and air transportation have drawn considerable interest from many European clients. They view Colombo as a promising destination for servicing, maintenance, routine, specialized, and emergency ship repair services, as well as building state-of-the-art vessels for Europe. Additionally, the event served to inform industry players about Sri Lanka’s current economic situation highlighting its positive trajectory and movement towards a promising future and the priority status granted to port-related industries to ensure smooth operations.

Posidonia 2024 provided a fantastic platform for numerous stakeholders in the global maritime community, featuring over 2000 exhibiting companies and attracting approximately 32,000 visitors from over 130 countries. This year’s exhibition was considered an overwhelming success.

Colombo Dockyard commemorates its 50th anniversary since its inception in 1974 and celebrates 31 years of collaboration (since 1993) with Onomichi Dockyard in 2024. Posidonia 2024 was a highly successful forum, showcasing this milestone of Colombo Dockyard and the unique values and services provided.

Sri Lanka’s pioneer Shipbuilding and Ship repairing facility, Colombo Dockyard PLC participated at one of the leading International Shipping Exhibitions “APM 2024” during March 13-15 at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

Colombo Dockyard has been a regular participant at many marine exhibitions, such as Posidonia Greece, Norshipping Norway, SMM Hamburg Germany, SMM Inmex India and other platforms over the past four decades. This is the first instance Colombo Dockyard has participated as an active exhibitor at the APM. The shipyard has been flying the Sri Lankan flag and promoting Colombo as a competitive repair and building centre in the South Asian region, European and Global platforms.

Singapore ship owners and managers represent a large share of the world’s floating tonnage. This naturally makes them one of the key market segments for Colombo Dockyard. This mega international marine exhibition has been a meeting place for Southeast Asian / Global shipping fraternity stake holders such as: Shipyards, machinery and equipment suppliers, classification societies, flag states, shipbrokers to name a few.

As the anchor event held successfully for the 18th time, APM enjoys strong support from government agencies and key trade associations, firmly establishing itself in the marketplace as the leading platform for both the global and local maritime and offshore communities to explore business, network and unveil new products and services.

The Sri Lankan High Commissioner His Excellency Senarath Dissanayake visited the Colombo Dockyard stall with his delegation and encouraged the shipyard team to carry on the good work of flying the Sri Lankan flag high at this international forum and conveyed the fullest support from his team to further strengthen the Singapore- Sri Lanka ties.

This platform was used to inform the market of the latest shipyard developments offerings, such as the newly formed Rapid Response Afloat repair team that can be mobilised swiftly at any Sri Lankan ports (Colombo, Trincomalee Galle and Hambantota) to attend to multiple type of afloat repairs.

During this event, some of the other key factors highlighted to the potential clients were: Colombo’s strategic location close to the main marine trading routes, specially avoiding the turbulent Red Sea passage, along with minimal diversion for vessel’s calling to discharge in the Indian coast, quality repair services, safe working environment, Japanese expertise available through our collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard, faster turnaround times and competitive rates. The shipbuilding sector highlighted the wide product portfolio on offer for complex vessels such as the Cable Layer vessels and Hybrid Eco Bulk carriers, along with our market proven Anchor Handling Tugs, Offshore Platform Support Vessels, Crew Boats, Coast Guard Vessels, Harbour Tugs, Work Boats Passenger Ferries, and other specialised Vessels.

The positive developments in the country with the economic revival process, laying the foundation conducive for business to prosper, these initiatives have been instrumental in many South East Asian, Middle Eastern and European clients looking at Colombo seriously as a potential ship repair and building facility. The year 2024 is significant as Colombo Dockyard celebrates 50th Anniversary of its operations established in 1974 – August 1st, while the collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd. Japan marks 31 years since the successful collaboration entered in March 1993.

Colombo Dockyard team was led by Mr. Thimira S Godakumbura, Managing Director /CEO, Mr J Furukawa – Director, Mr S G Senadheera, General Manager, Ship Repair Business, Mr. Darshana Chandrasekera – Asst. Business Manager, Ship Repair Business, Mr. Amila Rukshan, Asst. Business Manager, Ship Repair Marketing and Mr Primal Jayasuriya, Executive (Project Proposal Development and Marketing).

Colombo Dockyard PLC, a leading shipbuilding and repair company, had the distinct honor of hosting a prestigious delegation led by Hon. Suzuki Shunichi, the Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services of Japan, on January 12, 2024. The visit not only highlighted the collaboration between Colombo Dockyard and Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd Japan, which began in 1993 and celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2023, but also commemorated Colombo Dockyard’s 50th anniversary since its establishment in 1974.

Following the introductory briefing presentation and discussions with senior management of Colombo Dockyard, the delegation carried out a yard tour of Colombo Dockyard’s facilities. The delegation had the opportunity to witness “Misje Flora”, 4^th of the 5000 DWT Eco Bulk Carrier series being built to Norway.

Hon. Suzuki Shunichi’s visit and the presence of the entire delegation not only emphasized the importance of Colombo Dockyard as a Japanese collaborated company but also strengthened the economic and diplomatic ties between Japan and Sri Lanka. This notable event is expected to further propel Colombo Dockyard PLC’s success in the global maritime industry.

The Japanese delegation comprised Hon. Mr. Suzuki Shunichi accompanied by Mr. Suzuki Shuntaro, Secretary to the Minister; Mr. Sugano Hiroto, Secretary to the Minister; Mr. Tamagawa Eisuke, Secretary to the Minister; Mr. Ishizuka Yoshiaki, Security Officer to the Minister; Mr. Tsuchiya Akihiro, Senior Deputy Director-General, International Bureau; Mr. Ikeda Yoichiro, Director, Office of the Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, International Bureau; Mr. Sugiura Tatsuya, Director for Strategy and Coordination, Planning and Administration Division, International Bureau; Mr. Torizawa Koyu, Section Chief, Development Policy Division, International Bureau; Mr. Nakashoji Kazuya, Section Chief, Office of Development Finance, International Bureau; and Ms. Akiyama Tatae, Interpreter.

Representing the Japanese Embassy in Sri Lanka were H.E. Mr. Mizukoshi Hideaki, Ambassador of Japan; Mr. Murakami Takashi, First Secretary; Mr. Onozato Tsuyoshi, Second Secretary; and Ms. Duleesha Hettiarachchi, Senior Economic Cooperation Officer.

From Colombo Dockyard PLC, key figures present included Mr. Sarath De Costa, Vice Chairman; Mr. Thimira S. Godakumbura, Managing Director/CEO; Mr. J. Furukawa, Director; Mr. S. Nozaki, Technical Advisor/Alternate Director; and Mr. Gihan Ravinatha, General Manager (Finance)/CFO, Mr. Vajira Rathnayake, General Manager (SCM); Dr. Mangala De Silva, General Manger (HRD &A) and Mr. Prabath Abeysinghe, General Manager (Yard Development).

Mr Ahmed Shareef, Managing Director & CEO of the Maldives State Shipping (MSS) paid a curtesy call on Mr Thimira S Godakumbura, Managing Director /CEO of Colombo Dockyard PLC on the 10th of January 2024. The high-level MSS delegation headed by Mr Ahmed Shareef comprised of Capt. Ahmed Zubair, Deputy Managing Director, Capt. Ibrahim Rafeeu, Chief Operating Officer, Mr Thaha Mohamed, Senior Manager Commercial and Ms. Aminath Shimna.

Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) has been providing ship repair and ship building facilities to the Republic of Maldives for over four decades. Colombo Dockyard operates in collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd, Japan. CDPLC have been a close business partner of MSS providing drydocking and ship repair services to the MSS fleet since its inception. The discussions between MSS and CDPLC team covered many aspects strengthening the business partnership between the two corporates as well as Sri Lanka and Maldives.

The Colombo Dockyard team comprised of Mr. Thimira S Godakumbura, MD/CEO, Mr S G Senadheera, General Manager, Ship Repair Business, Mr Darshana Chandrasekera, Asst. General Manager, Ship Repair Business and Mr Amila Rukshan, Assistant Business Manager, Ship Repair Marketing.

Colombo Dockyard PLC, Sri Lanka’s leading shipbuilding and ship repair facility, recently participated in the prestigious “INMEX-SMM-2023” shipping exhibition held in Mumbai, India. Under the capable leadership of Mr. H. Tanaka, Chairman, and Mr. Thimira Godakumbura, Managing Director/CEO, Colombo Dockyard has embarked on proactive initiatives to strengthenthe bonds in the maritime market. Their participation in this event aimed to foster stronger ties with the Indian fleet and regain the confidence of ship managers, owners, and service providers in Sri Lanka’s capabilities for ship repair and construction.

Colombo Dockyard has a rich history of participating in marine exhibitions, having been a regular presence at events like Posidonia in Greece, Norshipping in Oslo, Sea Asia in Singapore, SMM in Germany, and other prominent platforms for over five decades. Their recent participation in the INMEX-SMM Mumbai edition marked the second occasion where they actively exhibited their expertise. The shipyard consistently promotes Colombo as a competitive hub for repair and building services in South Asia, Europe, and on the global stage, flying the Sri Lankan flag with pride.

Situated in close proximity to the Indian subcontinent, Colombo Dockyard is widely recognized as a “Home away from Home” for the rapidly expanding Indian fleet seeking superior repair and shipbuilding facilities. The theme of the INMEX-SMM event, “Home away from Home for the Indian Fleet,” resonated well with the Indian shipping community, emphasizing the strong relationship between Colombo Dockyard and Indian clientele, making them a significant market segment for the facility.

The INMEX-SMM exhibition served as a pivotal meeting point for various stakeholders in the Indian and global shipping industry, including machinery and equipment suppliers, classification societies, and shipbrokers. Colombo Dockyard seized this opportunity to underscore its strategic location in close proximity to the Indian Subcontinent, its successful collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard, and its high-quality repair services. Their offerings include Rapid Response Afloat Repair Services, Rope Access Repairs, Riding Crew Repairs, and extensive expertise in constructing Cable Layer Vessels, Eco Bulk Carriers, Offshore Vessels, Passenger Vessels, among others.

Furthermore, Colombo Dockyard utilized this platform to emphasize the stability of the Sri Lankan economy and the country as a whole, following the challenges faced in recent years. This commitment to showcasing its capabilities and fostering strong partnerships positions Colombo Dockyard as a major player in the international maritime industry, offering valuable services to clients across the globe.

Colombo Dockyard team was lead by Mr. S.G. Senadheera – General Manager (Ship Repair Business), Mr. Benny Fernando – Consultant, Mr. Amila Rukshan – Asst. Business Manager (Ship Repair Marketing) and Mr. Primal Jayasuriya – Executive (Projects Proposal Development and Marketing).

In a remarkable display of maritime expertise, Colombo Dockyard recently undertook drydock repairs on the Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) Surya Veerya (LOA: 226m, Beam: 37.20m, GRT: 45,811) with highest appreciation for their swift response and exceptional service. The vessel is owned by Foresight Group Services Ltd, UAE, which has a fleet of four Very Large Gas Carriers. The ship is managed by Wilhelmsen Shipmanagement, Malaysia.

The VLGC Surya Veerya called Colombo for drydock repairs. Facing unforeseen challenges of lead time, the vessel’s call for assistance was met with a prompt and professional response from Colombo Dockyard.

The team at Colombo Dockyard, known for their maritime prowess and technical proficiency, efficiently managed retrofit of DESMI OPTIMO BWTS, Safety Valve repairs at Cryogenic Workshop, Heat Exchanger tube eddy current tests and after repair pressure tests and routine drydock repairs. This multi-tasked operation was executed with utmost precision and care, despite the complexities involved.

What truly sets this endeavor apart is the dedication and commitment displayed by Colombo Dockyard in ensuring that the VLGC Surya Veerya was back in the ocean before the stipulated timeframe. The repairs were completed before the guaranteed time, earning the highest appreciation from all stakeholders involved.

Acknowledging the collaborative effort that made this project a success, special thanks to be given to Foresight Group and Wilhelmsen for their unwavering support and understanding throughout the supervision of the repairs. Their cooperation and expertise played a pivotal role in the project’s success. As VLGC Surya Veerya prepares to set sail once again, we wish the vessel fair winds and smooth seas on its journey, confident in the knowledge that it has received the best care and expertise from Colombo Dockyard.

Colombo Dockyard’s handling of the VLGC Surya Veerya’s repairs is a shining example of their commitment to maritime excellence. This recent achievement underscores their position as a prominent figure in the maritime industry, and they continue to prove their odyssey of excellence with each project they undertake.