Sri Lanka’s Walkers Colombo Shipyard continues repairing fishing vessels at record time
Walkers Colombo Shipyard of Sri Lanka continues its operations at a hectic pace with the completion of repairs to three fishing vessels within a period of five weeks and have also taken lesser time to perform almost the same quantum of work on each occasion, a local media report stated.
The 28.8 meter fishing craft ‘HIRU 6’ owned and operated by Horizon Harvest Pvt. Ltd., was reportedly docked at the Walkers Colombo Shipyard in order to have her hull hard scraped, power buffered and painted.
According to reports, the repairs were completed within two weeks and the vessel was un-docked on the October 13.
Another 28.2 meter fishing vessel ‘Vasana 168’ owned by Global Fisheries Pvt. Ltd., had reportedly got the same repairs carried out and un-docked in 10 days.
The third vessel to be lifted on to the Walkers Colombo Dock was Horizon Fisheries Pvt. Limited’s 23.5 meter long fishing vessel ‘HIRU 3.’
HIRU 3 had also had her hull hard scraped, power buffered and painted and un-docked in a record time of seven days.
OSL take:
Sri Lankan authorities are engaged in making the island a maritime hub in the Indian Ocean and the country’s maritime sector has recorded many positive developments in the past few years. Local companies engaged in the maritime sector have also recorded a growth in the past few years. Foreign businesses/investors could therefore explore business opportunities in Sri Lanka’s maritime sector. Also, foreign businesses could explore the possibility of forming partnerships with local companies to engage in Sri Lanka’s maritime sector.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/20191121/Z_3 |