🇫🇷🤝🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Felicitation Ceremony in Paris Honours Orange Marine CEO

• Event Overview: The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Paris hosted a felicitation ceremony on June 5, 2026, honoring Orange Marine CEO Didier Dillard for his role in strengthening maritime cooperation and industrial ties between Sri Lanka and France. • Key Partnerships: The event celebrated the successful collaboration between France's Orange Marine and Colombo Dockyard PLC, highlighting the 2023 delivery of the cable-laying vessel _Sophie Germain_. The partnership extends Sri Lanka's footprint in global shipbuilding & marine engineering. • Future Outlook & Pipeline: Orange Marine reaffirmed its confidence in the Sri Lankan workforce by confirming the construction of two additional sister vessels, which are officially scheduled for delivery in 2028 and 2029. • Trade & Investment Promotion: The Export Development Board (EDB) emphasized promoting Sri Lanka as a competitive maritime destination, formally inviting Orange Marine to the upcoming Sri Lanka Expo 2027, scheduled for January 14–17, 2027, in Colombo.