Colombo Dockyard Begins Orange Marine Cable Vessel
Colombo Dockyard Lays Keel of the Cable Laying and Repair Vessel for Orange Marine
By Hiru News
April 2, 2026
Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) auspiciously laid keel and commenced construction of Yard No. 0263, the newest Cable Laying and Repair Vessel for the Orange Marine of France.
This event was graced and witnessed by Remi Lambert Ambassador for France, Matthieu John -Deputy Head of Mission, Philippe Fouet -Economic Counsellor, Youri Desvigne Hansch -Deputy Economic Counsellor, Léonie Dauchy -Attaché-Political Section, Lt Cder Florian Bouvenot Defence Advisor, all from Embassy of France.
The Orange Marine was represented by Laurent Célérier Member of the Orange Cyber defense management team/ Defense specialist and reserve naval captain, Emmanuel Décugis and more while Classification Society Bureau Veritas was represented by Eric Veith Director South Asia area, Marine and Offshore, Prasanna Gunathilake -BV Operations Manager (M&O) Sri Lanka, Sachintha Karunanayake -BV Surveyor.
The management team led by MD/CEO Thimira Godakumbura, Director/CFO Gihan Ravinatha, and other senior staff representing Colombo Dockyard PLC participated at this event.
The vessel to be constructed is an ultramodern, high technology vessel which is specially designed by VARD Design AS Norway and will be equipped for sub-sea cable lay and repair operation duties with a high focus on good sea keeping qualities, excellent station keeping performance and low fuel consumption.
The vessel shall be 100m in length, 18.8m in breadth and 7.15m in depth and has a deadweight capacity of 1800 DWT. The vessel shall carry out cable operations, including laying, repair and ROV inspection.
Orange Marine, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Orange Group, a cable ship owner specialized in offshore work on submarine cables, from designing and engineering new projects to installing new connections and maintaining existing cables (telecommunications, energy, or hybrid).
Its expertise is internationally recognized, allowing it to occupy an important place in the world at a time when submarine cables, which are becoming more and more efficient, are of strategic importance for the world economy and are being deployed in every sea and ocean.
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