"Dubai Maritime" allows cruise ships and visiting yachts to dock for 6 months

The Dubai Maritime City Authority has announced that visiting foreign cruise ships and yachts are allowed to dock for long periods of up to six months in the waters of the Emirate of Dubai, as part of its objectives to support and develop the recreational marine sector by providing a distinguished experience for owners of marine means, as well as with the aim of attracting yachts. foreigners to Dubai and make it a destination for global marine tourism, as a leading global destination for marine leisure activities, and one of the most developed and competitive marine capitals in the world.

Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Executive Director of the Dubai Maritime City Authority, said that all owners, agents and operators of visiting foreign cruise facilities and yachts can enjoy mooring in the emirate’s waters for a period of up to six months as a maximum, provided that users of entertainment Marine and visiting foreign yachts wishing to enjoy the berthing service for long periods of time with the recommendations contained in the circular, which are to stay away from prohibited areas, beaches, islands and marine means, and to stay away from specially owned and managed areas. any activity in it.

Regarding the details of the circular, the Executive Director of the Dubai Maritime City Authority stated that the owners, agents and operators of marine cruise facilities and visiting foreign yachts must communicate with the authority before docking, and specify the location and duration by communicating with the toll-free number of the call center (800990), or sending an email to ( info@pcfc.ae), with the need to adhere to the area approved for berthing by the Dubai Maritime City Authority and to communicate with it also in case of changing the location.

Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum stressed that the Dubai Maritime City Authority is constantly keen on developing the legal and legislative frameworks that ensure the optimal regulation of maritime traffic in Dubai, and is constantly working on developing its work mechanisms to provide the best services that would create a renewable and secure maritime sector capable of meeting the requirements of economic development. He pointed out that the Maritime Authority seeks to set terms and regulations aimed at facilitating and upgrading the marine entertainment industry through more flexible procedures, as a major contributor to building a safe, integrated and sustainable marine sector.

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