Colombo Dockyard PLC is the largest and oldest ship building company in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

 and is based in Colombo

Colombo

Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

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

Overview

Colombo Dockyard established its operations in 1974 and is now Sri Lanka’s largest engineering facility in the business of ship repair, shipbuilding, heavy engineering and offshore engineering. It is situated within the port of Colombo. Besides being located in a convenient geographical location, it also has the benefits of a deep water harbour which provides and ensures quicker turn around times at affordable rates for larger ships.

Colombo Dockyard operates four graving dry-docks, the largest with a capacity of as well as extensive repair berth facilities. Colombo Dockyard is capable of working in compliance with all Classification Society Standards and in strict adherence to international Safety and Quality Standards. It is also accredited with the ISO 9001-2008 Quality Certification by LRQA, UK.

Colombo Dockyard is also expanding its infrastructure facilities, enabling it to build even larger vessels required in the offshore sector,such as Multipurpose Supply Vessels and Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels, as such keeping up with current trends in modern international shipbuilding.

Colombo Dockyard operates in joint collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd., Japan since 1993.

Classes built

• Jayasagara class patrol craft
  Jayasagara class patrol craft
  The Jayasagara class is a class of Offshore patrol vessels that are part of the Sri Lankan Navy and have been locally built.-History:Built by Colombo Dockyard Limited for the Sri Lankan Navy in the early 1980s, these were the first warships built in Sri Lanka in modern times...
  
  
• Fisheries Protection Vessel
• Colombo class
  Ultra Fast Attack Craft
  The Ultra Fast Attack Craft, commonly known as the Colombo Class, is an ultra high-speed class of patrol boats meant for a variety of naval missions from typical off-shore coastal patrol mission profiles to high-speed, high-maneuver littoral warfare...
  
  
• Coastal surveillance vessel
• Fire fighting vessel
• 29 M Landing Craft
  29 M Landing Craft
  The 29 M Landing Craft is a landing craft, utility developed by the Colombo Dockyard Limited for the Sri Lanka Navy. Two ships of this class have been built and both have been used in several amphibious operations....
  
  
• 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)
• Multipurpose Platform Supply Vessel
• Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (130 Ton Bollard Pull)- ^{Currently under construction}

International Clients

• Great Ship India, India
• Shipping Corporation of India
  Shipping Corporation of India
  The Shipping Corporation of India is a company owned by the Government of India based out of Mumbai that operates and manages vessels that services both national and international lines.-History:...
  
  
• Ofer Ship Holdings, Israel
• Tide Water,USA
• Tanker Pacific Ship Management, Singapore
• Kotoku Kaiun Co. Ltd. Japan
• Dredging Corporation of India, Vizag
• Dredging International,Belgium
• Bourbon Offshore, France
• Van Oord, Holland
• Pratibha Shipping, India
• Mercator Lines Ltd, India
• Great Offshore Ltd.,India
• Columbia Ship Management, Singapore
• Thome Ship Management, Singapore
• Safety Management Overseas S.A,Greece
• Eurobulk Ltd.,Greece
• Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.,Korea