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ASK THE EXPERT<br />
UAE MARITIME<br />
LICENCING SYSTEM<br />
Cooperation among the Authorities to<br />
promote UAE as one of world’s leading<br />
maritime hubs<br />
By Fabiana Maccarini, Ph.D.<br />
CEO, FABMAR Middle East<br />
DWC-LLC<br />
T<br />
he passion and culture for boating<br />
in UAE is becoming more and<br />
more significant, as well as an<br />
important profitable business for<br />
the region. Many marina projects are<br />
p<strong>res</strong>ently under development in UAE<br />
and, only in Dubai, there are 1,886<br />
existing operating wet berths and 2,500<br />
upcoming berths planned along Dubai<br />
coastline, Dubai offshore artificial<br />
islands and Dubai water canal.<br />
To enhance the UAE’s competitiveness<br />
to become one of the globe’s most<br />
important maritime hub, the UAE<br />
Government is making a significant<br />
effort to create a ‘boating-friendly’<br />
country, facilitating the cooperation<br />
of different involved Authorities in<br />
the maritime licencing. In February<br />
2017, the Federal Transport Authority<br />
(FTA) and Dubai Maritime City<br />
Authority (DMCA) signed an important<br />
agreement in support of the<br />
integration of the UAE’s federal and<br />
local government entities. As mentioned<br />
in the joint statement, “scope of<br />
the agreement is to establish common<br />
regulations for promoting the maritime<br />
licensing system according to<br />
the highest international standards in<br />
order to help reinforcing the status of<br />
Dubai and the <strong>res</strong>t of the UAE among<br />
the world’s most prominent maritime<br />
and logistical cent<strong>res</strong>”, and “make the<br />
country one of the world’s vital maritime<br />
hubs”.<br />
18 APRIL - MAY 2017
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