It maintained its global distinction for the fourth year in a row

Dubai is the first in the Arab world and the fifth in the world in sea freight

Dubai is among the 20 most powerful international commercial shipping centers.

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Dubai has maintained its international leadership among the top five countries in the world in the "International Shipping Centers Development Index" (ISCD) for 2021, which chose Dubai among the world's leading centers for the maritime freight and logistics sector, according to the recently published report by Baltic Exchange. Exchange) for Trade and Shipping, and the Xinhua Agency of the China Economic Information Service.

The organization gave Dubai the fifth rank among the 20 most powerful international centers for commercial shipping, for the fourth year in a row, unique in being the only Arab shipping city on the list, and surpassing important global centers such as: Rotterdam, Hamburg, Athens / Piraeus, New York /. New Jersey, then Ningbo / Zhoushan, while Singapore, London, Shanghai and Hong Kong came in the top four in the index.

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Sultan bin Sulayem, Chairman of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, expressed his optimism about the results of the report, describing Dubai's preservation of the fifth place in the world for the fourth year in a row, as a new international testimony to the leading position of the city of Dubai and the distinguished marine business environment in the UAE in general, which is heading towards Towards further enhancement and empowerment with the application of international best practices for the maritime sector.

He expressed his pride in the achievement, which confirms Dubai's position as a strong maritime competitor on the global maritime map, saying that maintaining this distinguished position on the list is due to its adoption of a well-studied scientific approach and its application of rational policies that enhance the competitiveness, efficiency and effectiveness of the maritime sector through the "Maritime Sector Strategy", which was launched by It is implemented by the Dubai Maritime City Authority.

Competitiveness

In addition, Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Executive Director of the Dubai Maritime City Authority, stated that the “International Shipping Centers Development Index” report is based on a methodology based on evaluating the competitiveness of attracting maritime business, and determining the extent of development in the centers. maritime around the world, as well as the general influence and pivotal role in driving the growth of the global shipping sector.

He explained that the index also depends on the transparency of the governments of the countries listed on the list, taking into account the ease of doing business, the performance of logistics services, and the ability of administrations and e-governments of the countries included in the report.

He added that the indicator for the development of international shipping centers depends on the evaluation and measurement of three basic indicators, and 16 sub-indicators to assess the overall performance of 43 cities around the world that provide port and shipping business, from the perspective of port infrastructure, shipping services and the general environment.

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