Colombo Dockyard lays keel for construction of a Platform Supply Vessel for Singapore

Established in 1974, Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) is Sri Lanka’s leading ship repair, ship building, heavy engineering and offshore engineering facility. Conveniently located within the port of Colombo, the hub of all major shipping lanes connecting the West, the Middle East, the Far East, as well as Africa and Australia, CDPLC has a strategic advantage to conduct both dry dock and afloat operations….

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The experience and track record of Colombo Dockyard (CDPLC) over the past three decades has created brand excellence in the ship repair and ship building industry, servicing a wide field of international and local clients.
- Ship Repair
- Shipbuilding
- Offshore Engineering
- Heavy Engineering

With increased sea traffic coming through Sri Lankan ports and the country positioning herself as a maritime hub for the region, Colombo Dockyard is gearing up for more opportunities in both ship building and ship repair.

100 Passenger Launch built by Colombo Dockyard provides great relief to Northern Peninsula Commuters

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Dockyard handles LPG Carriers – March 2011

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Platform Supply Vessel ‘Greatship Roopa’ Launched -1st of a series three Multipurpose Platform Supply Vessels.

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Colombo Dockyard lays keel for construction of a Platform Supply Vessel for Singapore – April 2011

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In keeping with Colombo Dockyard’s Corporate philosophy, the dockyard is geared and committed to meet all acceptable international standards of quality and safety in all service offerings and in the process ensuring a healthy working environment and proper safety measures for all.

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Colombo Dockyard lays keel for construction of a Platform Supply Vessel for Singapore – April 2011

Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) laid the keel for the construction of the first of a series three Multipurpose Platform Supply Vessel (MPSV) for Greatship Global Offshore Services Pte Limited of Singapore, at the auspicious time of 11.30 am on 7th April 2011.

This significant event marked the commencement of construction work of the vessel in the presence of owner’s representatives V.K. Chandrasekaran (Project Head), Jeewaka Gunadeera (Project Manager), Classification Society Surveyors; Srinath Herat (Lloyds Register) Praveen Kumar Mishra (Indian Register of Shipping) and a host of CDPLC officials including Akihiko Nakauchi (Chairman, CDPLC), Mangala Yapa (MD/CEO, CDPLC).

The vessel was designed by Seatech Solutions International (Pte) Ltd of Singapore and it incorporates an oil recovery arrangement and has the capability to operate as an advanced PSV as well as a light construction support vessel, complying with SPS Code 2008, Clean Design requirements.

This vessel is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2012.
The main role of this vessel will be to support offshore oil and gas fields around the clock and the vessel will have an endurance of 35 days and a cruising range of about 9200 nautical miles. Designed for operation worldwide and with an outstanding speed of 13.8 knots, the vessel can get to the desired location in the shortest possible time. The vessel has been designed and will be built for operation in unrestricted waters.