What happened to UAE’s Iceberg Project? The ambitious plan to haul a colossal Antarctic iceberg to the coast of Fujairah

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What happened to UAE’s Iceberg Project? The ambitious plan to haul a colossal Antarctic iceberg to the coast of Fujairah

Saturday 26th July 2025, 7:10PM

The UAE’s ambitious plan to tow a giant Antarctic iceberg for fresh water has stalled with no updates since its 2017 launch. Meanwhile, a Greenland startup successfully exports glacial ice to Dubai bars for luxury use. One aimed to solve a crisis; the other sells exclusivity. As of 2025, only cocktail glasses, not coastlines, are chilled.

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