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Sri Lankan ship building company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) is a ship building company in Sri Lanka and it is based in Colombo. It has built both military and civilian vessels for both local and overseas clients.

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Colombo Dockyard, established its operations in 1974 and is one of Sri Lanka's engineering facilities in the business of ship repair, ship building, heavy engineering and offshore engineering. It is situated within the Port of Colombo, thus having the benefits of a deep water harbor.[2]

As of April 2025, Indian state-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders is negotiating to acquire a majority stake of Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC). MDL will reportedly purchase 51% stakes from Japan's Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd. after the continuous losses from CDPLC. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was expected by the end of the month.[3]

The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, in its regulatory filing on 27 June 2025, announced its decision of acquisition of a controlling (51%) stake in Sri Lankan peer Colombo Dockyard in a deal worth up to ₹450 crore (US$52.96 million) in order to grow its shipbuilding and repair business.The transaction will be completed within six months following which the Sri Lankan shipbuilder will become a part of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders.[4] At the end of November 2024, Japan’s Onomichi Dockyard exited its majority stake in Colombo Dockyard. Following this, Colombo reportedly sought New Delhi’s assistance in encouraging Indian investment to avoid default. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd was subsequently shortlisted due to its shipbuilding experience and financial capability.[5][6]

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Facilities and operation

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Greatship Anjali built by Colombo Dockyard
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Lakshadweep built by Colombo Dockyard

Colombo Dockyard operates four graving drydocks, the largest one with a capacity of 125,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT) as well as repair berth facilities. It is accredited with the ISO 9001-2015 quality certification by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance.[7]

Colombo Dockyard has operated in joint collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard Japan since 1993- the collaboration's twenty-year anniversary was celebrated on March 26, 2013.[8]

In 2020 the Colombo Dockyard built Eco bulk carriers for Norwegian Misje Eco Bulk company, Misje subsidiary of Kåre Misje & Co.[9] Colombo Dockyard also built Buoy Tender Vessels to sell to ports of Iraq through Toyota Tsusho Corporation of Japan. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) helped with this project.[10]

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Known ship classes built

The following ships were known to be made by CD:[11]

  • Jayasagara-class patrol craft[12]
  • Fisheries Protection Vessel
  • Colombo class[13]
  • 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[14]
  • VARD 7 85m OPV[15]

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