29 May, 2022
Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) launched the ‘Misje Vita’, 5,000 DWT Eco Bulk Carrier being built for Misje Eco Bulk AS, Norway (Misje) last week.
The launching ceremony is the formal custom that celebrates transferring the vessel to water for the first time.
As per the Sri Lankan traditions, this is done by breaking a ‘pot of milk’ over the ship’s bow area inviting good luck to the vessel, the crew and the owners and subsequently filling the dock with water making the vessel float.