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Establishing Abu Dhabi Maritime serves to advance our emirate\u2019s goal of becoming a world leading maritime centre through the pursuit of regulatory advancement, fulfilling the needs of the maritime sector and attracting more direct foreign investment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Captain Saif Rashid Al Mheiri, Managing Director, Abu Dhabi Maritime,\u00a0<\/strong>said: \u201cThe new entity will commence its work by implementing a comprehensive regulatory framework, developing world-class maritime infrastructure, and introducing consolidated strategic planning for coastal zone management. Our synergistic approach backed by a highly interactive digital single window portal will ensure that Abu Dhabi\u2019s maritime waterways and ecosystems continue to attract new investors and increase the maritime sector\u2019s contribution to the growth of our national economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under its mandate, Abu Dhabi Maritime will oversee all of Abu Dhabi\u2019s waterways and the people who use them. It will be responsible for drafting, monitoring and enforcing regulations and codes, as well as developing and maintaining all waterway infrastructure and assets.<\/p>\n<p>As part of its next steps, the entity will soon launch the new expansion of Delma Port, which will accommodate more than 60 local fishing dhows, in addition to new slipways, a digitalised booking system serving the wider boating community, and mooring facilities in four Marine Protected Areas in coordination with the relevant entities. These efforts will also be supported by the launch of the Abu Dhabi Maritime\u2019s official website, which will serve as the single window portal for the entire Abu Dhabi maritime community.<\/p>\n<p>Abu Dhabi\u2019s waterways comprise 45,000 sq km along a 2,400 km stretch of coastline, which hosts 17 commercial and community ports, over 100 maritime facilities, over 1,000 companies, and provides for over 40,000 vessel movements per year.<\/p>\n","title":false,"video_url":false,"video_banner_title":false,"textarea_qqyu9an0ty":false,"hero_content_image":false,"content":false,"button_text":false,"button_link":false,"background_video":false,"youtube_embed_link":false,"useful_links_title":false,"useful_links_description":false,"useful_links_group":[],"panels_group":[],"catalogue_title":false,"catalogue_description":false,"tc_button_text":false,"tc_button_url":false,"catalogue_group":[],"brochure_title":false,"brochure_description":false,"bt_button_text":false,"bt_button_url":false,"brochure_image":false,"maps_group":[],"contact_us_title":false,"contact_us_description":false,"timings_title":false,"timings_description":false,"contact_email":false,"git_group":[],"hf_bg_image":false,"hero_feature_group":[],"service_cards_group":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpvip.adportsgroup.com\/maritime-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpvip.adportsgroup.com\/maritime-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpvip.adportsgroup.com\/maritime-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpvip.adportsgroup.com\/maritime-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpvip.adportsgroup.com\/maritime-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wpvip.adportsgroup.com\/maritime-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":584,"href":"https:\/\/wpvip.adportsgroup.com\/maritime-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516\/revisions\/584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpvip.adportsgroup.com\/maritime-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpvip.adportsgroup.com\/maritime-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpvip.adportsgroup.com\/maritime-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpvip.adportsgroup.com\/maritime-awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}