The UAE Transport Authority (NTA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai Maritime City Authority, the world's first purpose-built maritime center and a member of the Dubai World Group of companies, to open licensing and registration bureaus for commercial ships, yachts and leisure boats, adding to the City's goal of promoting the Emirate as a centre of the maritime industry. The MOU signed by Amer Ali, CEO of Dubai Maritime City, and Dr. Naser Sayf Al- Mansori, NTA general manager, is expected to help streamline the NTA's ability to monitor and manage marine vessel registration, licensing and other services through Dubai Maritime City's new bureaus. Al-Mansori said: “We are excited about our partnership with this innovative project, the first-of-its-kind in the region and the world, which has taken on such a significant responsibility. As the UAE's National Transport Authority, we will do our utmost to support Dubai Maritime City Authority in growing the maritime industry both locally and on a regional level.” “Our partnership with Dubai Maritime City Authority will enable us to establish a series of licensing and registration bureaus for ships and leisure boats, which will appeal to a broader segment of the global maritime industry." __
