Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) is a shipbuilding company in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

and is based in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

. It has built both military and civilian vessels for both local and overseas clients.

History

Colombo Dockyard established its operations in 1974 and is one of Sri Lanka's engineering facilities in the business of ship repair, shipbuilding, heavy engineering and offshore engineering. It is situated within the

Port of Colombo The Port of Colombo (known as Port of Kolomtota during the early 14th Century Kotte Kingdom) is the largest and busiest port in Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean. Located in Colombo, on the southwestern shores on the Kelani River, it serves as an ...

, thus having the benefits of a deep water harbour.

Facilities and operation

Greatship Anjali IMO 9408425 (11716175476)

Colombo Dockyard operates four graving

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s, the largest one with a capacity of as well as repair berth facilities. It is accredited with the ISO 9001-2015 quality certification by

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Quality Assurance. Colombo Dockyard has operated in joint collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard

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since 1993- the collaboration's twenty-year anniversary was celebrated on March 26, 2013. In 2020 Colombo Dockyard build Eco bulk carriers for

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Misje Eco Bulk company, Misje subsidiary of Kåre Misje & Co. Colombo Dockyard build Buoy Tender Vessel sell to ports of Iraq through

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(JICA) help this project.

Known ship classes built

The following were known to be made by CD: * Jayasagara class patrol craft * Fisheries Protection Vessel * Colombo class * Coastal surveillance vessel * Fire fighting vessel * 29 M Landing Craft * Fast Landing Craft * 35&40 Meter Fisheries Protection Vessel * 65 Ton Bollard Pull Tug * Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (80 Ton Bollard Pull) * Passenger Vessels (250 Passengers) * Passenger Vessels (400 Passengers) * Multipurpose Platform Supply Vessel * Fast Patrol Vessel * Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (130 Ton Bollard Pull) *VARD 9-01 111.3m Undersea Cable Laying Vessel *VARD 7 85m OPV

Customers

Military clients

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Sri Lanka Coast Guard The Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා වෙරළාරක්ෂක දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, Śrī Laṃkā veralārakshaka depārtamēntuwa; ta, இலங்கை கடலோர பாது ...

Maldivian Coast Guard The Maldivian Coast Guard is the naval or maritime arm of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF). Because the Maldives does not have a navy, the MNDF Coast Guard functions as the armed maritime force of the nation with a charter to contribute ...

International clients

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*Columbia Shipmanagement (Singapore) *

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*Dredging International *Eurobulk * GOL Offshore *The Greatship Group *

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*Kotoku Kaiun *

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*Safety Management Overseas *

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* Sinochem Shipping *

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*Thome *Tide Water *Titan Fleet Management *

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* {{All Share Price Index Companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange Manufacturing companies based in Colombo Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1974 Sri Lankan companies established in 1974