Dubai Maritime City Authority

Dubai Maritime City · Dubai · regulator DMCA · Civil law

Dubai's maritime authority — annual permits for maritime businesses (ship brokering, marine insurance, ship repair, marine services).

Scraped from published sources — each figure links to its origin and date. Pending expert verification; confirm with the regulator before acting.

Licence cost

Service licence (annual range)

AED 8,000–15,000/year

medium confidencemakca.co as of Jun 2026

All-in basic setup

From ~AED 14,999/year

medium confidenceshuraa.com as of Jun 2026

Renewal

Permit validity

Annual permit, renewable

high confidenceeservices.dmca.ae as of Jun 2026

Activities

Permitted activities

Ship brokering, maritime law, marine insurance, ship repair, marine services

medium confidencemakca.co as of Jun 2026

Maritime-only scope

Dubai Maritime City is the specialised maritime cluster — licences are tailored to maritime activities (ship repair, yacht manufacturing, marine services), across Maritime, Service, Commercial and Industrial types.

high confidencedubaimaritimecity.com as of Jun 2026

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