Latest reports from Kuwait suggest that the long-awaited and much-trailed Boubiyan Island development could finally be going ahead. If this proves correct, the $86bn first phase of the project is likely to generate huge dredging, marine engineering and civil construction demand. The aim of the project, according to sources, is to turn Kuwait from a small, relatively isolated but oil-rich country in the northern Gulf to an international hub for finance, trade and culture.
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