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MACL Accelerates Rasmalé Eco-City Project as Site A Reaches 51.64% Completion

MACL Accelerates Rasmalé Eco-City Project as Site A Reaches 51.64% Completion

Land reclamation at Rasmalé Site A has reached 51.64% completion, with 71 hectares reclaimed out of 137.5 planned. The work uses the Cristóbal Colón dredger, one of the world's two largest Trailer Suction Hopper Dredgers (46,000 cubic metres capacity), operated by Jan De Nul. MACL started reclamation on 1 December 2025. The project aims to ease land and housing constraints in the Greater Malé region as part of the Rasmalé eco-city project.

Land reclamation at Rasmalé Site A has reached 51.64% completion, with 71 hectares reclaimed out of 137.5 planned. The work uses the Cristóbal Colón dredger, one of the world's two largest Trailer Suction Hopper Dredgers (46,000 cubic metres capacity), operated by Jan De Nul. MACL started reclamation on 1 December 2025. The project aims to ease land and housing constraints in the Greater Malé region as part of the Rasmalé eco-city project.

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Jan 15, 2026

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Land reclamation at Rasmalé Site A has reached 51.64% completion, with 71 hectares reclaimed out of 137.5 planned. The work uses the Cristóbal Colón dredger, one of the world's two largest Trailer Suction Hopper Dredgers (46,000 cubic metres capacity), operated by Jan De Nul. MACL started reclamation on 1 December 2025. The project aims to ease land and housing constraints in the Greater Malé region as part of the Rasmalé eco-city project.

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