Colombo Dockyard delivers second vessel of 5000DWT bulk carriers to Norway’s Misje Eco

 Dignitaries present at the ceremony

Group photo near vessel

Norwegian company Misje Eco Bulk AS collected its 2nd vessel ‘Misje Verde’ of the series of 5000DWT Eco Bulk Carriers as Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) ceremonially delivered the vessel on 21st of April 2023 at the Guide Pier of the CDPLC premises.
While the first vessel delivered continue to receive many positive remarks from the European Clientele, the delivery of the 2nd vessel yet again shows the remarkable resilience of the Colombo Dockyard under severe economic constraints both domestically and internationally and expected to please the customers in the years to come.
The occasion was graced by Roald Misje Chairman, Alina Printseva CFO, Thusitha Herath, Prince Dharmarajan, Venura Wanasinghe and Alexey Belousov Owner representatives, vessel crew and the DNV Country Manager Saman.A. Kumarasinghe.
From CDPLC side, Hideaki Tanaka Chairman, Thimira Godakumbura MD/CEO,  J. Furukawa Director, Nozaki Technical Advisor/ Alternate Director and a host of other senior management and staff /employees were present.
CDPLC delivered the first vessel of the series last 21st September 2022 and this vessel was launched on 23rd January of this year where total outfitting took less than three months.
The 89.95 m DNV classed Eco Bulker was designed by the Wartsila Norway, and detailed design was carried out in-house by the CDPLC design team. The vessel comprises with Energy Storage Battery System (ESS) for Electric Hybrid Propulsion on top of the conventional diesel propulsion facility. 
Misje Eco Bulk AS, Norway (Misje) is the very first European client of CDPLC and this project too illustrates CDPLC’s reputation in the European market with the brand ‘Built in Sri Lanka blending Sri Lankan technology with Japanese quality’ receiving high recognition and acceptance in Europe market.
CDPLC operates in joint collaboration with Onomichi Dockyard Company Limited of Japan with a 35 percent stake by Sri Lankan government institutions. Expanding its business nearly five decades, CDPLC is the front runner of Sri Lankan industrialization as the leading contributors to the National Export earnings from the shipbuilding sector.