Leading regional developer Nakheel has floated tenders for the design and construction of six marinas at its Deira Islands development in Dubai, UAE, said a report.

These new marinas will boast more than 600 berths catering to all types of vessels (from small pleasure craft to large VIP super yachts), according to Tendersontime.

One of the six new marinas will be used to serve the upcoming Deira Islands Night Souk which is due for completion in 2018, stated the report.

An ambitious Nakheel project, the Deira Islands is the new waterfront of Dubai comprising four man-made islands within the Arabian Gulf waters along the stretch of Deira Beach spanning an area of about 17 million sq m.

It is the biggest development project in Deira, which will see construction of hundreds of hotels, hotel apartments, multi-use buildings and marinas for an estimated 250,000 residents and 80,000 employees.

The last date for submitting the documents is February 19.