MTCC reaches 52% on N. Fohdhoo dredging

MTCC plc said on May 14 that dredging of the harbour basin at N. Fohdhoo had reached 52% completion, marking the latest progress update on a harbour development scheme the Maldivian contractor began in July 2025. The company published the update with site photographs showing dredging activity and the handling of excavated material. The basin works form part of a broader design-and-build contract for a new harbour in Noonu Atoll. MTCC has previously said the project includes dredging, marine structures, pavement and navigational lighting. ### What exactly has reached 52%? The 52% figure refers to dredging of the new harbour basin at N. Fohdhoo, according to MTCC’s May 14 project update. The company’s earlier project description said the harbour scheme includes 30,648 cubic metres of new basin dredging and 3,990 cubic metres of channel dredging. MTCC’s photographs showed active seabed excavation and spoil movement at the site. The company did not, in the update visible through search results, provide a revised completion date or a separate percentage for channel dredging. ### When did work on the harbour start? MTCC said physical works on the N. Fohdhoo Harbor Development Project commenced on July 9, 2025. The company’s project notice listed the main scope as basin and channel dredging, a 145-metre breakwater, a 165-metre revetment, a 130-metre quay wall, a concrete jetty measuring 125 metres by 6 metres, 600 square metres of pavement, and harbour and navigation lights. (mtcc.mv) Dredging Today, citing MTCC, reported the contract value at MVR 49.77 million, or about $3.2 million. State and local Maldives outlets also described the work as the island’s first harbour project. ### Why is N. Fohdhoo building a new harbour? N. Fohdhoo residents had raised concerns about access to the island before the project began, according to Maldives media reports. (mtcc.mv) MMTV reported in July 2025 that the island lacked a harbour and that the scheme was intended to improve marine access. DredgeWire, citing MTCC project details, said Fodhdhoo had one jetty usable only during the western monsoon season and that the island had 504 residents and five guesthouses. (dredgingtoday.com) Those figures help explain why harbour access has been a recurring local infrastructure issue, though MTCC’s latest 52% update itself did not restate that context. ### What else is included beyond dredging? (en.mmtv.mv) The harbour contract extends beyond excavation. MTCC’s published scope includes construction of the breakwater, revetment, quay wall and jetty, along with pavement and lighting. Corporate Maldives and Plus, citing the contract signing with the planning ministry, previously reported a project budget of MVR 53.75 million. Later project-start reporting from MTCC and other outlets cited MVR 49.77 million, indicating the reported figure changed between award-stage and construction-stage disclosures. (dredgewire.com) Neither of those reports explained the difference. (mtcc.mv) ### What should readers watch for next? The next visible milestones are likely to come from MTCC’s periodic project updates. The company has already identified channel dredging, marine structure construction and installation of harbour and navigation lights as part of the remaining scope at N. Fohdhoo. MTCC’s project page and corporate updates remain the primary public sources for progress on the N. (corporatemaldives.com) Fohdhoo harbour scheme. As of May 14, the latest verified figure available through public reporting was 52% completion on harbour basin dredging. (mtcc.mv)