Inspection visit to marine sector of MTD Walkers

At the Walkers Colombo Shipyard (from left): WCS Consultant Kingsley Wijeratne, WCS Deputy General Manager R.A.D.P. Kumarasiri, WCS CEO Dr. Sarath Obeysekera and MTD Walkers Group Director Dr. Arosha Fernando

MTD Walkers PLC Group Director Dr. Arosha Fernando recently made an inspection visit to two of its leading subsidiary companies, Walkers Colombo Shipyard Ltd., located at Mutwal, Modara and Colombo Engineering Services Ltd., located inside the Sri Lanka Port Authority (SLPA) premises.

“With the expansion in to the marine engineering sector in 2015 by establishing Walkers Colombo Shipyard Ltd., MTD Walkers PLC became the pioneer in the marine engineering and services industry in Sri Lanka as the shipbuilding and ship repair hub of the region,” Dr. Arosh said. 

“Driven by innovation and skilled workmanship, WCS is fully-equipped to carry out complete vessel repair, ship building and other marine engineering services in accordance with international standards,” he added.

He said Colombo Engineering Services Ltd., has a fully-equipped marine engineering facility for ship repair work for underwater services and backed-up by a fleet of high-powered crafts to respond to all distress requirements in the high seas.

“All its functions and services are performed whilst the ships are afloat and therefore dry-docking or any special berthing requirements are not required. Repairs can be carried out on ships during discharging or loading of cargo or containers, when bunkering, or when the ships are at anchor outside the harbour or in the high seas. Colombo Engineering Services specialises in its services off-port and can even carry out repairs to ships in the high seas working non-stop both day and night,” Dr. Arosha added.