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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. [3] Colombo Dockyard has operated in joint collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard Japan since ...
The navy has its own elite special forces unit, the Special Boat Squadron. The professional head of the navy is the Commander of the Navy , currently Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera . [ 4 ] The commander-in-chief of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces is the President of Sri Lanka , who heads the National Security Council ; the Ministry of Defence is the ...
History; Sri Lanka; Builder: Colombo Dockyard Limited: Launched: 1983: Commissioned: 1983: Decommissioned: 30 September 2021: Status: will be handed over to Sri Lanka ...
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Built by Colombo Dockyard for the Sri Lanka Navy. Arrow speed boats Sri Lanka: 154+ [17] Small fast patrol/assault speed boat constructed by the Sri Lanka Navy for use by its littoral warfare units, the Special Boat Squadron (Sri Lanka) and the Rapid Action Boat Squadron (RABS) [18] Wave Rider class Sri Lanka: 38+ [17]
Now with the expansion of the Colombo South Harbour project CICT(Colombo International Container Terminal) was established and 12 quay cranes were added. Additional facilities include the Bandaranaike Quay (BQ) and Prince Vijaya Quay (PVQ) with four rail-mounted quay cranes, and 6,245 m 2 (67,221 sq ft) of bonded warehouses. [17]
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority Act No. 51 of 1979 established the SLPA by amalgamating Colombo Port Commission, Port (Cargo) Corporation and Port Tally and Protective Services Corporation. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The purpose of SLPA was to develop, maintain, operate and provide port and other services in the ports of Colombo, Galle, Trincomalee and other ...
The Dvora class has become the work horse of the Sri Lanka Navy which has deployed it since the mid-1980s to counter LTTE operations at sea. Since then Dvoras have been made in Sri Lanka and has been the basis for the more advanced Colombo class fast patrol boat built by the Colombo Dockyard Limited and used by South Asian navies to counter terrorism.