Maldives President, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, said that an additional dredging vessel – Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Prins Der Nederlanden – has arrived in the Maldives to accelerate the land reclamation for Hulhumalé 3 and Giraavaru Lagoon.
He also added that with the new equipment, the Hulhumalé 3 reclamation project will be completed entirely by the end of next month.
In a post on X today, Muizzu said that the new dredger will begin work tomorrow on the Hulhumalé 3 project.
The new vessel is set to expedite the work in this area, allowing the entire reclamation to be finished by the end of next month.
The Hulhumalé 3 reclamation project, initially stalled after partial completion for land allocation, resumed on November 10 to reclaim the remaining 38 hectares. This project, under contract to Capital Marine and Civil Construction (CMC), aims to reclaim a total of 63 hectares.