Dubai (WAM)
Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Executive Director of the Dubai Maritime City Authority, stressed that it is an embodiment of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, “may God protect him”, regarding the creation of a safe and renewable maritime sector and the consolidation of the leading position of the Emirate. Dubai. We are working to implement best practices in order to raise the profile of Dubai in the maritime sector locally, regionally and globally, by providing an integrated portfolio of services, legislation and regulations, in line with the variables of the marine industry at the local and global levels.
Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed indicated that Dubai is a fertile place for trade and tourism, and the authority is working to provide all logistical services to the investor or tourist through advanced initiatives and projects in light of anticipating the future and overcoming challenges, through innovative solutions targeting the next ten years to become Dubai first on the global level. .
Regarding the country’s vision towards carbon neutrality, he stated that the navigation system in Dubai aims primarily to reduce carbon emissions resulting from density, which necessitated global partnerships to provide electric motors that reduce carbon emissions, coinciding with the UAE’s vision for carbon neutrality 2050, stressing the importance of using clean energy, especially solar energy. In addition to issuing laws governing the use of high-emission engines and preventing their registration and conversion into environmentally friendly engines.
On the most prominent modern effective partnerships locally and globally, he added: “Dubai Maritime City Authority believes in the importance of continuous cooperation and coordination with all governmental and non-governmental institutions operating in Dubai, as well as at the level of the United Arab Emirates, for a smooth, safe and successful operation of all aspects of the marine industry sector. The most recent of these partnerships was a memorandum of understanding between the Dubai Maritime City Authority and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, and a memorandum of understanding with the Dubai Municipality on organizing and facilitating the procedures for issuing external marine advertisements, as well as another with Emirates Real Estate Solutions Company to provide a rental program to register lease contracts for boats wishing to lease and anchorage.”
Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed said that the Emirate of Dubai is characterized by an important strategic location, and is the third in the world in terms of the volume of global trade, pointing out that DP World has a presence in more than 50 countries around the world, and operates nearly 95 ports around the world, which is the result of For a vigorous effort and continuous coordination between all partners to secure the maritime and commercial sector in Dubai Ports.
With regard to innovative services to meet the requirements of sustainable economic development, he added that the Dubai Maritime City Authority seeks to support and develop the marine infrastructure in Dubai by studying the path of the sustainable future of the marine sector in the emirate, the latest of which was the introduction of outdoor marine advertising service on marine means in Dubai waters, according to To the latest standards and specifications that are in line with the best international technologies in order to keep pace with the rapid development in the emirate.
He stated that Dubai successfully passed the period of the Covid-19 pandemic and faced challenges in the executive and commercial sector, but was a haven for goods from all countries of the world, pointing to the reliance on technology and the digital transformation system in the procedures for remote registration, inspection, licenses and remote review, as well as the mobility service in the emirate. Through the navigational artery, and allowing the use of nearly 17 berths on the Dubai coast with a total of 3,819 berths, for yacht owners and one platform for registration without the customer having to go to more than one destination.
On the new initiatives offered by the Maritime Authority to dealers in the maritime sector, the Executive Director of the Dubai Maritime City Authority referred to a series of initiatives and facilities, for example, exempting visiting yachts from value-added tax and exempting visiting foreign yachts shipped from the value of customs duties of 5% and from Obligation to obtain a sterilization certificate and only the recognition of valid international certificates, in addition to allowing visiting foreign yachts to berth for a period of 6 months free of charge, and providing a system for self-inspection of marine excursions of up to 12 meters in length or jet-ski when renewing the license, and launching the service of transporting waste oil and water Waste by ships in the mooring areas, to be recycled by the competent authorities.
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