Dubai Maritime City

Dubai Maritime City (DMC) is a 249-hectare purpose-built maritime zone on a man-made peninsula between Port Rashid and Dubai Drydocks World, part of DP World's portfolio. It brings together industry, regulation and infrastructure for ship building, ship repair, yacht manufacturing, marine suppliers and engineering and technical services, and is described as the only specialised maritime cluster in the UAE and GCC. An average of 500 vessels are repaired there each year.

What they offer

• Ship repair yard: a fully equipped yard for time-based leasing, run from an operations centre and control tower.
• Ship lifts: two lifts rated 6,000 and 3,000 tonnes; the main lift is 26 m wide, 103 m long and 6 m deep.
• Berthing: a 1,270 m stretch of wet berth and 42 dry berths, with electricity, tug-boat, diving and skip services.
• Industrial leasing: ship repair plots on 25-year Musataha leases, pre-built workshops (including 2,522 sq.m yacht repair units), warehouses from 510 sq.m, offices in the 8-floor Maritime Business Centre, shops and showrooms.
• Staff accommodation: workforce housing, including a new 1,406-room facility.
• Commercial district: sea-facing freehold plots for real estate developers, with a 3.5 km waterfront promenade.
• Personalised solutions: turnkey land, infrastructure and development management for custom-built facilities.

Markets served

Ship repair contractors, shipbuilders, yacht builders, marine equipment suppliers, engineering and technical service firms, shipping companies, vessel owners and agents, and real estate developers.

Locations

• Maritime Business Centre 2, Dubai Maritime City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Maritime City is part of DP World's portfolio. In 2022 the zone had 280 registered businesses leasing 340 units and employing 7,500 people, and the industrial district attracts over 15,000 people daily. The industrial district is fully operational and gated, with round-the-clock security, CCTV and HSE policies.

DMC's industrial facilities comply with green community standards. In 2021 Etihad ESCO agreed to retrofit DMC buildings with air-conditioning, lighting and insulation upgrades expected to save 729,373 kWh annually. Business licensing in the zone is governed by the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, with registration regulations managed by Dubai Maritime City Authority.