$ 180 m vessel deal for Colombo Dockyard

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Reuters: Cabinet has approved the awarding of a $ 180 million deal for three offshore patrol vessels for the country’s coast guard to Colombo Dockyard, a Government document said on Wednesday.

Colombo Dockyard has agreed to arrange a loan for the deal, with 40% provided by the Japanese Funding Institution of JBIC, another 40% from Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, and the rest from a tied commercial term loan facility, the document said.

Dockyard, located in Colombo port, is Sri Lanka’s largest engineering facility in the business of ship repair, shipbuilding, heavy engineering and offshore engineering.

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