ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION NO. 2
The maritime sector of the Emirate of Dubai has a large and important role in the business and economic development of the Emirate. It plays a major role in increasing trade, in infrastructure development, and in driving economic growth.
The emirate is a global hub for maritime shipping and logistics, with Dubai the first city in the region to rank among the world’s top five destinations for maritime industry in the International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index, ranking ahead of Rotterdam, Hamburg, Athens, New York, New Jersey, and Tokyo.
Under the enhanced mandate given to Dubai Maritime Authority earlier in the year, the DMA embarked on an extensive industry-wide consultation, followed by a thorough analysis of the industry and local sea container charges filed as part of Directive No.1.
As a result, the DMA has now introduced ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION NO. 2 OF 2023 ON THE TRANSPARENCY OF LOCAL SEA CONTAINER CHARGES IN DUBAI DIRECTIVE, which has been introduced today to strengthen transparency, accountability, and competitiveness across Dubai’s maritime sector.
The new Administrative Decision outlines five important changes which will help ensure the adoption of global best practice across Dubai’s maritime ecosystem:
- Firstly, ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION NO. 2 OF 2023 ON THE TRANSPARENCY OF LOCAL SEA CONTAINER CHARGES IN DUBAI DIRECTIVE, brings the freezing of sea container charges introduced by DIRECTIVE NO. 1 OF 2023 ON TRANSPARENCY OF LOCAL SEA CONTAINER CHARGES IN DUBAI to an end.
- Secondly, the new Administrative Decision requires providers of local sea container services to openly publish details of their previously filed charges with DMA on their corporate website within 30 days, thereby enhancing transparency for their customers.
- Thirdly, it allows providers of local sea containers services to file for amendment of their local charges through the Dubai Trade single-window as per the defined process by the authority.
- Fourthly, having undertaken an extensive analysis of the charges submitted by service providers, the Dubai Maritime Authority has acted to introduce a new mechanism where service providers will charge directly for their services, and the local Port Operator will issue invoices separately for their provided services such as its Terminal Handling Charges (THC) and Truck Loading and Unloading Charges (TLUC) directly to the relevant user, as well as collect payment directly via the Dubai Trade Platform.
- Finally, all Delivery Orders will be issued digitally through Dubai Trade Digital Delivery order platform to strengthen Dubai’s position as a digital city.
Further details for implementation will be published in due course.
- To read the Administrative Decision in its entirety in English, please click HERE
- To read the Administrative Decision in its entirety in Arabic, please click HERE
