newSRILANKA Team External Links 13 August 2009 158 views One Comment  Print This Post  Email This Post

Sri Lanka plans to set up boat building and training facilities in the east with the end of the ethnic war to provide employment and opportunities for export which were growing, an official said.

Gamini Herath, project manager for boat building in Sri Lanka of GTZ, the German technical training institute, said most boat builders in the island lacked modern technology and skills.

“The Sri Lankan boating industry, except for a few large scale manufacturers and pioneers, is lagging behind and needs support,” he said.

The GTZ boat building technology improvement institute was ready to help.

It intends to have a fully-fledged training centre in the eastern port of Trincomalee, Herath said.

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