Colombo Dockyard and Sri Lanka Ports Authority sign pilot boat contract

Colombo Dockyard has entered into a contract with the Sri Lanka Ports Authority for the construction of two pilot launches.

The 19-metre vessels will be designed by MacDuff of Scotland.

Each launch will be able to accommodate four crewmembers and four passengers/pilots and will have a service speed of 22 knots.

The vessels will be built to operate in all weather conditions prevailing in Sri Lanka.


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