The sixth edition of the Sri Lanka Boat Show 2018 will be held from October 26 to 28 at the Dikowita harbour premises with new features. The boating festival aims at providing some kind of activity to the public related to the boating industry. The boating festival will cover wide aspects of the boat industry which will help to develop a boat building market, boating related tourism and the maritime industry. Derrett has vast experience in the boating industry and had been hired by a provinces in South Korea to create a boating festival. The boat building industry recorded US $ 97 million in exports last year, excluding re-exports.

Source: Sunday Observer September 15, 2018 18:33 UTC