Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC), secured another repeat vessels contract to build two Cable Laying and Repair Vessels to one of the prestigious cable ship operators, Orange Marine. Incidentally this is the largest shipbuilding contract CDPLC has ever signed in the history of the Company.

Orange Marine is a French company specializing in the field of submarine telecommunications, from the initial design, engineering, to installation of intercontinental and regional links, and maintenance of existing cables.

The Orange Marine's fleet is one of the most experienced in the world and represents 12% of the world cableships fleet.

The Contract signing was held in Colombo recently and Didier Dillard President/CEO of Orange Ma...