▁visit ▁at ▁U st - L uga ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁then ▁Russian ▁president ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁port ▁was ▁" ext rem ely ▁important ▁for ▁us . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁infrastr ucture ▁projects ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁G ulf ▁state ▁of ▁Q atar ▁DE ME ▁delivered ▁the ▁artificial ▁island ▁Pear l ▁of ▁the ▁G ulf ▁ahead ▁of ▁schedule . ▁This ▁project , ▁designed ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁se ah or se , ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁exc av ation ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 1 8 ▁million   m 3 ▁of ▁material , ▁re clam ation ▁of ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 4 . 2 ▁million ▁m ², ▁around ▁ 1 8 0 , 0 0 0   m 3 ▁of ▁concrete ▁qu ay ▁walls , ▁and ▁approximately ▁ 4 5 ▁linear ▁kilom eters ▁of ▁rock ▁re vet ment ▁and ▁sand y ▁be aches . ▁The ▁resident ial ▁and ▁tour istic ▁development ▁project ▁takes ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁future ▁sea ▁level ▁rise ▁for ▁one ▁hundred ▁years ▁to ▁come . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁its ▁partners ▁United ▁Development ▁Company ▁( U DC ) ▁and ▁the ▁Q at ari ▁government , ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁working ▁together ▁in ▁Middle ▁East ▁D red ging ▁Company ▁( Q DC , ▁later ▁Med Co ), ▁DE ME ▁created ▁a ▁ 2 2   km ² ▁platform ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁D oh a ▁air port , ▁which ▁required ▁ 6 2 ▁million   m 3 ▁of