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Colombo Dockyard is a state of the art engineering entity that operates four graving drydocks with a maximum capacity of 125,000 Dwt and extensive repair berth facilities along with fully fledged workshop facilities.

 


This graving drydock with a length of 213m and breadth of 26m, this dock has a DWT capacity of 30,000. It is serviced by 5 cranes with a cranage from 15 to 50 tonnes. This facility is used to service mainly general cargo vessels, dredgers, container vessels, offshore support vessels and cement carriers.


 


This graving dock has a capacity of 9000 DWT. It is 107m in length and 18m in breadth. The cranage which services this dock, consist of one 50 ton and two 15 ton cranes. This graving dock which is located in tandem with the Dock No. 01 is a sheltered dock exclusively dedicated for ship building projects.


 


This graving dock has capacity of 8000 DWT. Constructed initially to accommodate submarines during the world war II, this drydock consists of a long and narrow construction. The length of this drydock is 123 meters x Breadth 16 meters. The cranage consists of one 10 Ton and one 6 Ton. This drydock has facilities to accommodate offshore support vessels, tug boats, naval vessels, work boats and dredgers.


 


This is the largest graving drydock with capacity of 125,000 Dwt, 263meters in length and 44meters in breadth. This drydock commissioned in 1988 is capable of handling a wide spectrum of vessels. The drydock has state of the art facilities with cranage consists of 3 cranes, 18 tons, 20 tons and 50 tons. This dock is also serviced with two traveling dock arms of 450 kg. Equipped with a service tunnel. This dock accommodates tankers, bulk carriers and dredgers.


 


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Our extensive list of drydock repairs undertaken include,

 

  • High pressure water jetting and cleaning
  • Grit / shot blasting
  • Airless spray painting
  • Overhauling / installation of undersea fitting
  • Withdrawal of tail-end shafts
  • Renewal of stern bushes
  • Overhauling and renewal of stern seals
  • Unshipping of rudders
  • Checking and correcting alignment of rudders
  • Replacement of anodes
  • Installation and repair of cathodic protection systems
  • Non-destructive methods for testing radiography
  • Lignum vitae re-bushing
  • Ultrasonic x-rays and magnetic particle surveys
  • Load line inspections
  • Safety equipment surveys
  • Certifications