Dubai Reef Reaches Major Milestone with Fabrication of the First 1,000 Purpose-Built Reef Modules

Dubai Reef, a sustainable inaugural by Dubai Can, and the world's largest purpose-built reef development, has successfully reached different large milestone with the fabrication of the archetypal 1,000 purpose-built reef modules. This marks a important measurement successful its travel towards enhancing marine biodiversity and promoting ecological sustainability successful Dubai's waters.

Launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, the Dubai Reef task involves the deployment of 20,000 purpose-built reef modules of assorted sizes implicit a three-year period. The aviator signifier was inaugurated by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum successful April 2024, and the deployment of the archetypal 1,000 reef modules is acceptable to commencement successful the past week of November 2024.

The Dubai Reef task volition spot galore antithetic purpose-built reef module types deployed astatine assorted depths crossed 4 clusters. The modules alteration successful dimensions to make assorted habitats for antithetic food species, with the tallness ranging from 1.60 metres to 6.5 metres, and deployed successful depths from 15 metres to 25 metres. The reef modules purpose to found a vibrant marine situation for reef food and aquatic fauna specified arsenic hard and brushed corals, oversea anemones, sponges and mollusks.

The operation of the Dubai Reef modules began successful August 2024, with the pouring of the Arab Marine Pyramid module type. Fabricated by HaejooX connected a tract powered by biofuels, the materials utilized guarantee durability, and beforehand and enactment marine beingness – a process that adheres to sustainability and environmentally-friendly practices.

His Excellency Ahmed Mohammed bin Thani, Director General of DECCA, said: “The palmy fabrication of the archetypal 1,000 reef modules is simply a important achievement, and we are excited to spot the task instrumentality shape. Dubai Reef is simply a shining illustration of what tin beryllium achieved done collaboration and innovation. We are arrogant to proceed serving arsenic 1 of the cardinal strategical partners of this project, which aligns with our ngo to guarantee biology protection, sphere the prime and earthy equilibrium of the environment, and support Dubai’s earthy resources.”

Sheikh Dr. Saeed bin Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Executive Director of the Dubai Maritime Authority (DMA) astatine the Ports, Customs, and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), expressed pridefulness successful the efforts made by DMA and PCFC to enactment starring biology initiatives, specified arsenic Dubai Reef, which reflects Dubai’s future-looking imaginativeness portion supporting marine biodiversity. He said: “The advancement we person seen truthful acold is the effect of the unwavering committedness and tireless efforts of our strategical partners, aligning with DMA’s ngo to make an integrated marine ecosystem supporting Dubai’s bluish economy, portion establishing the emirate’s presumption arsenic a starring planetary destination for innovation and marine sustainability. We are progressing according to the schedule, with the eventual extremity of fostering a balanced and sustainable marine ecosystem, elevating Dubai arsenic a person successful the marine sector.”

Yousuf Lootah, CEO of Corporate Strategy and Performance, who heads the Dubai Can sustainable initiatives and Dubai Reef task successful the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), added: “The transportation of the archetypal 1,000 reef modules marks an important milestone that demonstrates Dubai’s committedness to processing a vibrant and resilient situation for our marine ecosystem. The capableness to fabricate and present accordant numbers of modules volition guarantee reliable accumulation passim the project’s lifecycle, enabling america to conscionable our overarching goals. Dubai Reef’s strategical partners person played a important relation successful getting the task to this stage, and we anticipation that this milestone volition animate and promote much organisations and individuals to enactment successful this landmark sustainability initiative.”

Ryan Paik, CEO of HaejooX, said: “As the authoritative operation and fabrication contractor for Dubai Reef, we are thrilled to scope this important milestone. The completion of the archetypal 1,000 reef modules is arsenic per the task timeline, and we look guardant to delivering connected our committedness to positively interaction Dubai’s marine environment.”

Spanning 600 quadrate kilometres of Dubai’s waters, Dubai Reef is the 2nd large task nether the pioneering Dubai Can sustainability inaugural launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and is aligned with the ambitious goals of the Dubai Economic Agenda, D33, to further consolidate Dubai’s presumption arsenic a starring planetary metropolis for concern and leisure.
A citywide collaboration from crossed the nationalist and backstage sectors, Dubai Reef’s strategical partners see Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority (DECCA), DP World, Dubai Chambers, Nakheel, Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), and Emirates.

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