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In response to the instructions of the UAE's wise leadership in advancing the deployment, transfer and share of understanding around the globe, Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), has introduced today March 1, 2016 the 'Dubai Maritime Intelligence Platform' as a definitive step to establish informative and cognitive electronic system that supports the procedure of enhancing the performance and competitiveness of the emirate's maritime sector. The 'Dubai Maritime Intelligence Platform' was unveiled on the sidelines of DMCA's participation in the Dubai International Boat Show 2016, the regional premier aquatic luxury, leisure and lifestyle industry event currently occurring at the Dubai International Marine Club in Mina Seyahi.

The Platform belongs of the initiatives released by the Maritime Creativity Lab as a vital qualitative leap on the course of quality and innovation to consolidate Dubai's leading position on the world's maritime map. The new effort is based on an ingenious method that improves and deepens the maritime understanding by gathering, examining and presenting the local maritime sector's information and info through making use of an interactive and connected series of patterns, graphic screens and analytical indicators of the elements of maritime society.

H.E. Sultan Bin Sulayem, Chairman of Dubai Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation and President of DMCA, said: "The Dubai Maritime Intelligence is a crucial advance in regards to developing an integrated system to enrich, transfer and share knowledge which is considered the real capital of mankind by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. This qualitative effort is included by creating smart, safe and interactive environment, characterized by easy access through advanced channels such as web portal, smart devices, and tablets to accelerate the speed of transforming Dubai into the world's most smartest city within the next couple of years".

Adding even more, H.E. specified: "The launch of Dubai Maritime Intelligence shows the continual successes led by the Maritime Creativity Lab, making a positive impact in consolidating the culture of development and evoking ingenious ideas. These will eventually establish integrated strategies to accomplish the enthusiastic goals focused on positioning Dubai amongst the world's top leading maritime capitals by 2020. We are positive that this effort will function as a significant push in utilizing understanding for the thorough development and a vital addition to the nationwide efforts in embodying the objectives of the National Innovation Strategy to make the UAE one of the world's most innovative nations.".

"Through the ingenious Maritime Knowledge Smart Platform, we look for to provide the decision-makers and the concerned maritime stakeholders with an interactive, linked and integrated set of patterns, graphic screens, cognitive and digital indicators associated with all major and sub-sector maritime markets, consisting of off-shore aquatic operations, maritime engineering, ports, shipping, regional and entertainment services and maritime assistance. We anticipate continue working on enhancing the system of this platform in line with the succeeding developments to allow maritime sector leaders to follow the latest signs through a graphical, interactive, smart and sophisticated interface and carry out benchmarking with international maritime sectors in order to enhance the competitive advantages of Dubai's maritime sector," concluded Amer Ali, Executive Director, Dubai Maritime City Authority.

The 'Dubai Maritime Intelligence' supplies comprehensive info about the direct contribution of various elements of the maritime sector to Dubai's GDP, overall value of trade through local ports, and the information of overseas operations, such as anchorage and bunkering operations. The platform also consists of recent data on the number of marine lines representatives, shipping brokers, and companies, operating within the maritime sector, in addition to the number of classification and survey companies, training and maritime education centers, and marine clubs and docks that are offered to leisure yachts in the emirate.

The users of this platform can also access the information concerning the maintenance, conversion and construction of marine crafts in Dry docks along with the movement of business and leisure vessels and containers via local ports in addition to a summary of the worldwide maritime sector. It also includes info on the varieties of marine transportation users, travelers and tourists by leisure ships in Dubai, and the variety of licenses released by DMCA along with the numbers of aquatic crafts licensed and classified by type.

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