Ceylon-Princess

Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC) has taken delivery of its second bulk carrier, CEYLON PRINCESS at Colombo port. Constructed in China at the Avica International yard in Weihei, the 63,000 dwt, 200m long bulker is identical to sister ship, CEYLON BREEZE, which was delivered in March this year. The main purpose of CSC acquiring these new ships is to transport coal to the Puttalam Lakvijaya Power Station.

The "Ceylon Princess" was involved in a rescue effort on Sep 12, 2016, after a yacht and its two crew were stranded off the Mauritius coast. The ship was en route to Richards Bay to collect a coal consignment for the Norochcholai coal power plant in Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka. It had left Singapore on Sep 2 and two days later, northeast of Mauritius heard a Mayday call coming from the yacht "Rebecca" which was also communicating with the Mauritius Coastguard which requested the bulkcarrier to proceed towards the troubled yacht. On reaching the yacht, it was learnt that the power and back-up system has been faulty but the two crew members were safe. The "Ceylon Princess" remained on standby until the Coastguard arrived and thereafter proceeded on its journey.

The newly built second bulk vessel of Ceylon Shipping Corporation named "Mv. Ceylon Princess", which was constructed at AVIC International shipyard at Wehai, China was delivered on 23rd of June in the presence of a distinguished gathering led by chairman, Shashi Dhanatunge and Nishantha Muthuhettigama, the Deputy Minister of Ports and Shipping. This vessel was built alongside its sister ship Mv. Ceylon Breeze, which was delivered early this year on January 20 having almost same specifications. The vessel is 199.813 meters long, 32.251 meters wide and has the carrying capacity of 63,212 Metric Tons, the company said in its press release.