Posted on December 8, 2025
𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀
Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Oranje has recently resumed the Hulhumale project in the Maldives. In the coming months, the Oranje will dredge millions of cubic meters of sand for the completion of the reclamation of both Hulhumale and nearby Giraavaru. The vessel is being assisted by our trailing suction hopper dredger Prins der Nederlanden. Both islands in the archipelago are familiar territory for our colleagues, as our trailing suction hopper dredger Willem van Oranje reclaimed land at both locations last year, and the Prins der Nederlanden at Hulhumale in the past.
The work is being carried out for Capital Marine and Civil Construction as part of the Maldives Government policy to create more land, predominantly for the creation of housing for the populous. This marks another return for Boskalis to the Maldives, a country where we have deployed a wide variety of dredgers over the last 20 years in support of the Maldives infrastructure development.
