CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Colombo Dockyard PLC established its operations way back in 1974 and is now Sri Lankas largest engineering facility leading in the business of ship repairs, shipbuilding, heavy engineering and offshore engineering. It is situated within the port of Colombo. Besides being a convenient geographical location, it also has the benefits of a deep water harbor Colombo Dockyard operates four graving dry-docks, the largest with a capacity of 125,000 DWT and extensive repair berth facilities. Colombo Dockyard is capable of working in compliance with all Classification Society Standards and strict adherence to international Safety and Quality Standards and is accredited with the ISO 9000-2000 Quality Certification. In 1993, collaboration was made with Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd of Japan, a medium scale ship builder. The exchange of technology and the sharing of expertise have served to further enhanced Colombo Dockyard's engineering capabilities. With the expertise and experiences gathered in the past years, Colombo Dockyard has successfully penetrated the Middle Eastern Market and has built vessels to companies, such as Zamil Operations and Maintenance Company and A. A. Turki Corporation. Colombo Dockyard second largest shareholder is Horizon Energy of Abu Dhabi.

Colombo Dockyard is currently expanding its infrastructure facilities enabling it to accommodate larger vessels in keeping abreast with the current trends of new building work internationally.

Company Vision The Colombo Dockyard pursues excellence and superior performance in all what we do to enhance the long-term interests of all our stakeholders in a socially responsible manner. Company Mission The Colombo Dockyard strives to:

Be the most competitive and viable business entity in South Asia in shipbuilding, ship
repair, heavy engineering and allied activities

Efficiently and effectively manage all our resources Achieve sustainable growth Enhance the interests of our stakeholders, and
Thereby contribute to pursuit of our vision

Company structure
Chairman

Vice Chairman

Managing Director / CEO ` Board of directors (7)

Assistant managers

Engineers (188) Forman 228 Supervisors

Workers

Nearly 1000

Trainees

Nearly 300

Current Share Holding Onomichi Dockyard, Japan Hayleys Group, Sri Lanka Public and Various Institutions 51% 20% 29%

Physical Strength CDL has highly skilled working force as well as professional management team. Their facilities, machineries, instruments are high quality and have standards. They owned everything that need for do a job on time. So physically they are more strength than any other company in Sri Lanka. They proof that not only for Sri Lanka even for the world.

Sections of the company.

Company is divided in to several sub sections to achieve their target on time. Human resources and Administration. Finance. Projects and Engineering. Well fare. Business. Security.

Customers:
The CDL Business Activities are done both internationally and locally. The main customer of the company is India when taken as a country. International Customers : Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) Iranian Corporation of Shipping Lines (ICSL) Moldavian Shipping Company (MSC) LYK Lines Villa Shipping Company Limited Ashapura Shipping LTD Grate Eastern Shipping Company IND-AUST Maritime LTD

Local Customers Mercantile Shipping Company Limited Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC) Sri Lanka Navy Master Divers Marine Service Green Lanka Shipping

Main activities
The CDL undertakes following Business Activities Ship Repairs All the types of ship repairs are carried out by Colombo including dockyard dry dock as well as without docking. Ship building Especially during this session CDL working with Indian company to provide series of tug boats. As a result tug boat Abha was handed over recently. Also they provide many types of vessels including: Tug Boats Dredgers Work Boats Patrol Crafts Fishing Vessels Service Vessels Fast Patrol Crafts (Aluminum) Landing Crafts All types of Heavy Engineering work

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Heavy Engineering Activities Heavy Engineering though a fairly new business, is an area Colombo Dockyard has been successful in capturing several landmark projects in Sri Lanka as well as in the Republic of Maldives. The construction of Spherical Liquid petroleum Gas Storage Tanks for SHELL Terminal Lanka, the construction of penstocks for mini-hydropower projects, laying up of the Pipe Bridge across Mahaweli River, to name a few. Other projects include: 1750 cbm LPG spheres for villa shipping company republic of Maldives Canyon penstock pipeline Hapugastenna penstock pipeline Belihul oya penstock pipeline Building complex, highways and bridges Fuel storage tanks Multi flute chimney for diesel power plants

Dry dock facilities

The following special facilities are available in CDL.
DOCK NO LENGHT (M) BREADTH (M) DEPTH (OVER BLOCKS M) CAPACITY (DWT) CRANAGE (TONS)

Dock Dock Dock Dock

1 2 3 4

213 107 122 263

26.0 9.7 30000 18.0 6.7 9000 16.0 5.5 8000 44.0 8.9 125000 Table 1.1 dock facilities

50 50 10 50

Workshop facilities
CDL consist of many workshops for different types of activities. This variation in workshops tends to increase the productivity of Colombo dockyard. Some of them are mentioned below table:

Workshop

Type of Work Attended

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1. Steel Fabrication Shop No.1 2. Steel Fabrication Shop No.2 3. Component Shop 4. Machine & Fitting Shop

- Marking, cutting & forming/shaping of steel plates and sections - Unit fabrication, assembly of prefabricated units and Welding - Fabrication and assembly of component - All types of machining & fitting works

5. Light Steel Workshop - All types of light steel fabrication works, smithy & foundry works 6. Electrical Workshop - Rewinding and servicing of electrical motors and generators, repairing switch gear - Repairs, servicing & installation of marine navigational aids calibration & installation of electronic & pneumatic control systems

7. Electronic & Automation Workshop

8. Aluminium Workshop - Construction of aluminium hulls and other Components Table 1.2 workshops at Colombo dockyard Ltd.