Maldives-based Sea Horse Yachts to make US$ 58mn investment in Sri Lanka

Sanjaya Mohottala, Chairman BOI Sri Lanka and Ali Hussain Didi, President, SHY, at the agreement signing ceremony, along with (from left) Seshan Prematilaka (Corporate Executive, SHY), Mohamed Nasheed (CEO, SHY), Amir Ali (Director, SHY), Ahmed Zareer (Director, SHY), Pasan Wanigasekara (DG, BOI), Johann Munaweera (DDG, BOI), Sudath Liyanage (COO, SHY), Priyantha Rajapaksa (Attorney at Law, Sri Lanka)

Sea Horse Yachts (Pvt) Limited (SHY) of the Maldives,will invest US$ 58 million to set up and operate a state-of-the-art yacht building facility at the Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) premises, Sri Lanka’s apex investment promotion body, Board of Investment (BOI) said in a statement .

Production is set to commence by early 2022 and the project will generate over 500 direct and indirect employment opportunities. 

The newly incorporated SHY, is a premium luxury yacht manufacturer and will be managed by a highly experienced team of experts from Sri Lanka, in corporation with British, European, and South African innovators and designers. 

“We are sincerely delighted to welcome Sea Horse Yachts (Pvt) Limited as a BOI approved company. As we introduce yet another progressive partnership to the investment portfolio of the country, we are confident that they will add significant value to the BOI’s strategic mission to lead the orchestration in attracting market transforming FDI,” BOI Chairman Sanjaya Mohottala said.

“Sri Lanka is uniquely positioned for this ambitious venture with its strategic geographic location, which enables optimal connection to global shipping routes, and allows for ease in shipping and resourcing. We wish to thank BOI Sri Lanka for all the assistance rendered and for all the incentives SHY has been able to secure and the competitive advantage that has accrued as a result of this close working relationship,”Ali Hussain Didi, President Sea Horse Yachts Private Limited said.

As SHY commences its new journey in Sri Lanka, Sea Limousine, a private company in Maldives, has already confirmed an order with SHY for nine units of 30-meter luxury high speed ferries and twenty units of 14-meter luxury high speed feeder yachts, which totals acombined market value of over USD 100 MN. SHY is also in negotiations with Brythonic Yachts of UK to assemble 4x45 meter and 2x120 meter super and mega yachts respectively.