Dubai’s dhow trade sees 21% growth in H1, 2022

 

DUBAI / WAM

The Marine Agency for Wooden Dhows, established in July 2020 by Dubai’s Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), facilitated the entry of more than 6,000 wooden dhows during the first half of 2022, reflecting a 21 percent year-on-year growth.
Two years after setting up the Marine Agency for Wooden Dhows, the emirate continues to witness robust growth in dhow trade.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman of the PCFC, noted that the Marine Agency supervised the movement of 6,052 wooden dhows during the first half of 2022, which ferried
1 million metric tonnes of merchandise from countries across the Mena region and beyond. He said the agency remains keen to keep pace with the UAE’s vision to rejuvenate the use of dhows and consolidate Dubai’s position as a regional hub on the dhow trade map.
Bin Sulayem highlighted that Dubai’s three wharfages — Dubai Creek, Deira Harbour and Al Hamriyah Port — play a key role in making the emirate a regional hub for dhows. He said the Marine Agency for Wooden Dhows has simplified and expedited procedures related to the docking, departure in Dubai.

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