Dr Sarath Obeysekera 6.1 Global and Regional Perspective Demand for shipbuilding in the Indian subcontinent is shaped by several key factors including fleet size and age, global trade volumes and patterns, regulatory requirements, labour and material costs, and competitive pressures from other shipyards. Ship repair capacity, on the other hand, is defined primarily by the […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Shipyard in Mutwal Fishery Harbour Government is vigorously promoting boat building industry in Sri Lanka and appointed a dedicated state minister to support the industry. Export Development Board has also established a cabinet approved Advisory Board to develop Marine Industry with emphasis to further assist nautical tourism and ministers but the support […]

The Indo–Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ISCCI) ISCCI Hosts Second Edition of Bridging Borders” Financial Dialogue in ColomboTheme: Enabling Sri Lanka’s Market Bond Issuance in Indian Currency – Pathways, Policies, and PreparednessDate: Wednesday, 15th October 2025Venue: BMICH, Colombo | Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Followed by High Tea The Indo–Sri Lanka […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera සම්මානීය සභාපතිතුමනි, උසස් වෘත්තීය අධ්‍යාපන කොමිෂන් සභාව ජාතික ශිල්ප පුහුණු මණ්ඩලය සිලෝන් ජර්මානු පුහුණු ආයතනය – සභාපති/අධ්‍යක්ෂතුමා මහත්මයනි, වෘත්තීය පුහුණු ආයතන විසින් සිදුකරනු ලබන වෙල්ඩින් තාක්ෂණ පාඨමාලා වල අසම්පූර්ණ කාර්ය සාධනය පිළිබඳව Temple Trees හි පැවති Skills Expo විශේෂ සැසි මණ්ඩපයේදී පැවති සංවාදයකදී, මගේ ප්‍රශ්නයකට ප්‍රතිචාර දුන් සියලුම විශිෂ්ට පැනල් සාමාජිකයින් විසින්, […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Prepared by: Dr. Sarath ObeysekeraChairman – Advisory Board on Offshore and Marine Industry DevelopmentUnder the Export Development Board (EDB), IDMS welding school Background Sri Lanka’s shipbuilding, offshore fabrication, and heavy engineering industries face a growing shortage of certified welders meeting international standards (ASME, AWS, ISO 9606). Traditional welding training methods, while effective, are […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera 1. Background Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean, along major East–West shipping routes, offers an unmatched opportunity to position the country as a regional hub for offshore, marine, and energy-related services. The newly developed Colombo Port City, adjacent to the existing Colombo Harbour, provides a world-class urban and business environment […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Ex CEO Cololmbo Dockyard Pvt Ltd and chairman advisory board under EDB to develop Marine and Offshore Industry  1. Introduction Sri Lanka stands at a critical juncture in its economic and industrial development. The current Government’s development priorities, especially under the NPP administration, recognize that a robust and skilled workforce is indispensable […]

By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera Sri Lanka stands at a pivotal moment with the new government trying to woo investors and bring FDI  Surrounded by one of the world’s busiest maritime corridors and blessed with vast ocean resources, the island nation has the potential to transform its economy by embracing the blue economy. To do this, […]

By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDL), once hailed as a flagship of Sri Lanka’s industrial base, has recently secured contracts for highly specialised vessels — including cable laying ships for European clients and hybrid green bulk carriers. Yet despite this technically prestigious order book, the company under its long-standing Japanese management struggled to […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Trincomalee has good strategic potential to develop construction & repair (shipyard / offshore fabrication / repair services). It already has a deep natural harbour, government and port-authority plans to industrialise the port, and fresh political interest (energy hub / bunkering / refinery plans) that will create local vessel traffic and project work. […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera What can be done ? Dr Sarath Obeysekera  Chairman EDB Advisory Board to develop Marine and offshore Industry   1 Establish a National Blue Economy Authority (NBEA) • Why: Today, responsibilities are fragmented across Fisheries, Ports, Environment, Tourism, and Energy ministries. • Action: A single statutory body under the President or Prime Minister […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Answer  — the proposed Sethusamudram / Sethudundaram project (a shipping canal or bridge between India and Sri Lanka through the Palk Strait) would have far-reaching implications for Sri Lanka. Let’s break them down into political, geographical/environmental, and financial/economic aspect 1. Political Implications • Strategic Balance in the Region • India’s construction of […]

By: Dr. Sarath Obeysekera India has long been a dominant regional power in South Asia, using its economic, cultural and security influence to shape the policies of its smaller neighbors. Over the last decade, New Delhi has intensified its engagement with Sri Lanka through a combination of trade, investment, defence cooperation and people-to-people links. While […]

Dr sarath obeysekera ( Ex CEO Colombo Dockyard pvt ltd )  Answer You’re asking whether China could object, from a legal or diplomatic standpoint, if India’s state-owned shipyard (Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, MDL) takes over Colombo Dockyard in Sri Lanka—especially given Mazagon’s status as a premier Indian defence contractor. The short answer is:  Yes, China […]

By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera India’s declaration to become a leading naval and shipbuilding nation by 2047 under its Blue Economy vision marks a strategic shift in the Indian Ocean. With new subsidies, policies and ambitious targets, India is seeking to dominate global shipbuilding and maritime services. This development is not merely an Indian story; it […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera, CEO Walkers Colombo Shipyard, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Cricket players who may have been above board should not get  involved in politics  Celebrated captain who lifted the World Cup should have stayed as a senior cricketer like Sanga or Mahela and serve the nation .Trying to emulate Imran Khan  has not shown much […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Need to think out of the box to attract FDI and offshore sector development This is the single point mooring buoy purchased by Ceylon petroleum corporation in 1986/87Colombo Dockyard offered to assemble the mooring buoy in Cololmbo Dockyard on behalf of SBM/ IMODCO but due to unknown reasons CPC paid higher price and […]

ආචාර්ය සරත් ඔබේසේකර විෂය:ත්‍රිකුණාමලයේ සමුද්‍රීය හා අක්වෙරළ කර්මාන්ත සංවර්ධනය වේගවත් කිරීම සඳහා යෝජනාව අතිගරු ජනාධිපතිතුමාහරහාවරාය ගුවන් සේවා සහ මාර්ග සංවර්ධන නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය අපනයන සංවර්ධන මණ්ඩලය යටතේ උපදේශක මණ්ඩලයේ සභාපතිවරයා ලෙස, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට ඇති උද්යෝගිමත් අවස්ථාවක් පිළිබඳව සාකච්ඡා කිරීමට මම ඔබ වෙත ළඟා වෙමි, විශේෂයෙන් නිල් ආර්ථිකයක රාමුව තුළ නාවික සංචාරක ව්‍යාපාරය ඇතුළුව අපගේ සමුද්‍රීය හා […]

 Dr Sarath Obeysekera  His excellency The President(Thru Deputy  Minister of ,Ports  Aviation and Road Development)  As the Chairman of the Advisory Board under the Export Development Board, I am reaching out to discuss an exciting opportunity for Sri Lanka, particularly in the context of developing our marine and offshore industry, including nautical tourism within the […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Politicians in this country instigate people to carry on strikeS irrespective of the nature of the problem ,and without studying the proposal –may be… From  the government- side there  should be many public forums explaining the circumstances under which Indians have been entrusted the peacekeeping functions in the North and how Rajeev […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Dubai and Singapore are remarkable examples of how strategic vision, innovation, and determination can transform regions with limited natural resources into global hubs of trade, finance, and tourism. Here’s why we should learn from their success stories 1. Visionary Leadership • Dubai:  In the 1960s and 70s, Dubai’s rulers, such as Sheikh […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera  Chairman Advisory Board under EDB for development of Offshore and Marine sector Digitisation and Benevolent Dictatorship: Controlling Bureaucracy and Corruption in the State Sector in Sri Lanka   Introduction   The intersection of digitisation and governance presents an opportunity to minimize bureaucracy and corruption, especially in the context of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) project […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Your Excellency, I would like to share my observations regarding the pressing need for advanced vocational training in Sri Lanka, particularly in the field of welding and related engineering disciplines. As the founder of an advanced welding school, I have recognized a significant demand for skilled workers, especially among our youth seeking […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera අතිගරු ජනාදිපති තුමනි, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ, විශේෂයෙන් වෙල්ඩින් ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ සහ ඒ ආශ්‍රිත ඉංජිනේරු විෂය ක්ෂේත්‍රවල උසස් වෘත්තීය පුහුණුවක අවශ්‍යතාවය පිළිබඳ මගේ නිරීක්ෂණ බෙදා ගැනීමට මම කැමැත්තෙමි. උසස් වෙල්ඩින් පාසලක නිර්මාතෘවරයා වශයෙන්, පුහුණු ශ්‍රමිකයින් සඳහා සැලකිය යුතු ඉල්ලුමක් ඇති බව මම හඳුනාගෙන ඇත්තෙමි, විශේෂයෙන් විදේශ රැකියා අවස්ථා සොයන අපගේ තරුණයින් අතර. මෙම ආයතනය පිහිටුවීමේ […]

ආචාර්ය සරත් ඔබේසේකර සමුද්‍ර හා අක්වෙරළ සංවර්ධනය සඳහා සභාපති උපදේශක මණ්ඩලය අතිගරු ජනාදිපති තුමනි, මෙම පණිවිඩය ඔබට හොඳ සෞඛ්‍යයකින් සහ උසස් මනෝභාවයකින් සිටිනු ඇතැයි මම බලාපොරොත්තු වෙමි. අපනයන සංවර්ධන මණ්ඩලය (EDB) යටතේ ඇති උපදේශක මණ්ඩලයේ සභාපතිවරයා වශයෙන්, විශේෂයෙන්ම නාවික සංචාරක ව්‍යාපාරය සහ නිල් ආර්ථිකය පිළිබඳ පුළුල් සංකල්ප කෙරෙහි අවධානය යොමු කරමින් සමුද්‍ර හා අක්වෙරළ කර්මාන්තය […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Your Excellency, I hope this message finds you well. I would like to bring to your attention several key initiatives that could significantly propel Sri Lanka’s development, particularly in the Trincomalee region. 1. Renewable Energy Development: The potential for wind power, offshore wave power, and solar power in Trincomalee is immense. Establishing […]

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Dr Sarath Obeysekera Condominium Mgmt Authority, National Gem & Jewellery Authority to share information with the Financial Intel Unit in terms of the provisions of the Financial Transactions Reporting Act, No. 6 of 2006 (FTRA), the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Sri Lanka entered into Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with Condominium Management Authority (CMA) and […]