Work on Dilmunia, the $1.6 billion health island off the coast of Bahrain, is due to start sometime this month with the award of the reclamation works.

The $69 million reclamation contract, awarded to Boskalis Westminster Middle East (Boskalis), will include dredging and reclamation of the seabed, rock protection and canal works.
Site mobilisation for the reclamation work on the island is set to start on March 1 and is expected to be completed in 15 months.
Spearheaded by Ithmaar Development Company, the project is located on the north-east coast, and is described as the largest healthcare, leisure and real estate project of its kind in the Middle East.