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upgrades to increase both capacity and and ships turn around quickly. Port equipment, spares and support services.
eficiency. This is true of not just the management, customs procedures and Dubai, speciically, has a strategic aim of

bigger ports but also creeks, existing general administration is user-friendly positioning itself as a pivotal hub in the
inland waterways and the newly for the most part and facilitates trade and global economy, a key goal of the newly

dredged canals and marinas to enhance commerce. The anchorage at Fujairah formed DMCA Dubai Maritime City

business opportunity including the offers ships safe harbour and calm seas Authority. Saeed Malik, President & CEO
dhow trade, small leisure boats to larger at least 330 days a calendar year. The of Middle East Fuji as well as President

pleasure yachts, boost tourism and the ports of the UAE remain the preferred of UNSSA UAE and ISSA Vice President,
support services like restaurants and option for crew change, bunkers, supplies, is a member of the prestigious and

entertainment. Larger investments planned repairs and maintenance, the distinguished DMCA committee. The
include free zones to promote business largest capacity for dry docking, almost macro coverage will look at both maritime

and induce further investment, whatever. All types of vessels call UAE and aviation logistics in the Emirates.
warehousing and distribution, dry docks, home port from the super large tankers, Yet another initiative in ensuring

ship building and repair yards, marine gas carriers, the new generation of the UAE has the capacity and capability
repair and maintenance companies.mammoth container ships, passenger and as a mature maritime hub is the

What does this equate to for the cruise ships and even aircraft carriers to establishment of an International
Maritime Arbitration Centre in Dubai.
marine world and the ship suppliersmall boats and the luxury yachts of the
and service providers? In one word super rich; not forgetting a very active oil Dubai Maritime Vision 2030 seeks

‘opportunity’ - actually ‘opportunities’ is & gas offshore industry with oil platforms, to establish Dubai as the leading
more accurate.FSOs, FPSOs, almost every combination Islamic hub of the world, with modern

I made a 180˚ turn from Fleet of support and service boats.infrastructure, world-class education
Manager (buyer) to Ship Chandler The ports of the UAE are now a initiatives, environmental sustainability

(seller) in January 1995 and have never mature marine hub with almost every and seamless logistics connections into
regretted it. In the UAE, we have more brand name in the various aspects of the hinterland.

ports, more berths and quay lengths the shipping industry having a presence I feel I have run out of superlatives.
and therefore more ship calls than ever in some form or another from trained Yet, I humbly believe the best is yet to

before. UAE ports are super-eficientpersonnel, warehousing, manufacture,come. u