#PROJECT: DUBAI MARITIME CITY

[DUBAI]

ah, well its progressing, all be it at the speed of a very old camel.

[Dubai-Lover]

i have a look at it every few minutes when i look out the window

the problem is that they don't reclaim land continually.

this morning there was a ship pumping sand on the island, but since then nothing happened

it looks like they work on it whenever they're in the mood

[DUBAI]

Lazy c**Ts

i wonder why its going so slowley.

i take it that this is a nakheel project, as they originate from DPA.

[Dubai-Lover]

since this morning there is a huge platform next to the island

don't know what it is for, but let's see for how long it will be there

[Dubai-Lover]

news and renderings from al shindagah
sometimes a good source


Having brought Dubai into the information and digital age with projects like Dubai Internet City and Dubai Media City, the emirate is looking to its past for another future area of growth with the creation of Dubai Maritime City - an integrated state-of-the-art development that will provide every element of infrastructure required by key marine and maritime related industries.

Like many of the recent commercial developments in Dubai, Dubai Maritime City will create a cluster of like-minded companies, with six large and diverse sectors having been identified for the facility: marine services; marine management; product marketing; marine research and education; recreation; ship design and manufacturing. It is also destined to become an ideal location for international trade seminars, exhibitions, conferences and symposia related to the maritime industry.

“As an iconic, multidimensional maritime centre, Dubai Maritime City is committed to serving the needs of the regional and global maritime community,” stated DMC project manager Amer Ali. “By offering world-class infrastructure, services and regulations, we will create a unique specialised environment that will promote the networking and integration of maritime players.”

With coastal land scarce in Dubai, the decision was taken to reclaim land from the sea to house Dubai Maritime City. In August 2003, dredging work began to create a 25 million square feet man-made peninsula between Dubai’s Port Rashid terminal and Dubai Drydocks - with the peninsula connected to the mainland by a causeway.

Utilising similar technology to that used to create The Palm, dredging began on a 24-hour basis, with the peninsula first breaking the surface on December 1, 2003. An estimated 30 million cubic metres of dredged seabed sand and 2.5 million cubic metres of rock are being used to create the peninsula, breakwaters and other associated infrastructure.

The development has also required the relocation of the Dubai Drydocks entrance channel and, consequently, the main breakwater at the dry docks had be extended by about 500 metres - creating a total breakwater length of about 2,140 metres.

Following the completion of the reclamation works, construction will begin on the rest of the infrastructure in phases, with the facility scheduled to open for business in 2006. Once complete, Dubai Maritime City will have four key areas – a commercial area, a leisure area, a repair area and a research and academy area.

The commercial area will include a harbour, offices for maritime-related businesses, banks, support services, restaurants and a flexible exhibition site. The leisure area will include berthing for yachts and a museum, while the repair area will comprise a dockyard, ship supply outlets, a ship repair area, a ship building area, and a maritime retail area. Key components of the repair yard will be two brand new ship lifts and state of the art equipment, with the repair and ship building side of the business to be expanded to include yacht and dhow repair, in addition to steel work.



Marine research & education in the region will receive a huge boost in the form of a marine academy within Dubai Maritime City, while an oceanographic research centre and naval history museum will add further educational value.

While futuristic in outlook, Dubai Maritime City draws upon the emirate’s long and proud maritime history, and will expand the scope of business for local, regional and international maritime companies already operating in Dubai.

The city emerged as a trading entrepot in 1833 when Sheikh Maktoum bin Buti began the Al Maktoum family’s rule of Dubai. Realising the potential of Dubai Creek’s natural harbour, he established a trading port along the banks of the natural water inlet that splits the city into Deira and Bur Dubai.

By the turn of the 20th Century, traders were re-routing goods through Dubai to avoid the high customs elsewhere in the region, with Persia’s principal port, Lingah, particularly hard hit. To take advantage of the influx of merchants, Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum established Dubai as a free trade port, abolished import and export tariffs, and began a systematic programme to encourage Lingah's leading merchants to relocate.

He offered free land and personal guarantees of protection in his peaceful trading haven and the economy grew as smaller traders followed the more prominent merchants and resettled in Dubai, which quickly established itself as the Gulf’s leading entry port and the centre of the pearling trade.

Another major milestone in Dubai’s maritime history came in 1976 when the late Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid, gave instructions for an ambitious project - the construction of the world’s largest man-made harbour at Jebel Ali. When completed in 1979, Jebel Ali Port ranked alongside the Great Wall of China and the Hoover Dam as the only three man-made objects that could be seen from space.

With Jebel Ali firmly established as one of the world’s busiest ports and Dubai as a global import and re-export centre, Dubai Maritime City is looking to build on the well-established maritime traditions of the emirate and take them into the future.

“An advantage of DMC is that an array of diverse marine service companies can operate as separate entities, but in close proximity to their prime avenues of business,” Mr Ali explained. “Dubai Maritime City has been positioned as a facility that will develop and expand existing maritime markets, forming a bridge between overseas and regional maritime companies. It will also offer the benefits of clustering, allowing shipping related services to be closer to their partners and customers.”



Dubai Maritime City will enhance the city’s reputation as a maritime destination and senior officials from DMC and the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) have recently created a joint initiative to develop a strategic plan to devise and organise exhibitions, conferences and events that centre around the increasingly high profile maritime industry.

DWTC Director General, Helal Saeed Khalfan Al Marri, explained: “With Dubai’s growing status as the commercial and maritime hub of the Middle East, we felt the time was right to explore ways of creating a series of world-class events revolving around the marine industry, that will firmly establish the emirate as one of the prime maritime destinations and a world leader in maritime development.

“Our experience and success in organising the Dubai International Boat Show has clearly demonstrated that the marine industry in Dubai is set for tremendous growth. Rapid marina development in the UAE is fuelling demand for new boats. Ongoing projects that include Dubai Marina, Dubai Festival City and the massive Palm Island and World projects off the coast of Dubai will add significantly to the number of marina berths available.

“By working together with Dubai Maritime City we are looking to capitalise on our respective areas of expertise and build events that address key sectors of the industry including commercial shipping, shipbuilding, ship design, leisure boating, marine management and marine services.”

With new companies signing up to join Dubai Maritime City on an almost daily basis, the emirate’s future as a regional shipping and marine hub looks set for even further expansion, consolidating yet another commercial sector in the leading business city in the Middle East.

[Dubai-Lover]

a some nice renders

[smussuw]

I see that they modified the project.

Why does a mariime city need towers?

[Dubai-Lover]

towers have always been part of the project

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[malec]

That large tower reminds me a bit of Union Square phase 7, just the positioning of it.

[dubaiflo]

you will not even notice maritime city with palm deira on the right...

[Trances]

Well we knows that wrong by why nit pick. ( Many man made objects can be seen from "space", freeways tracks of lands cleared, and so. Even in 1979.

When completed in 1979, Jebel Ali Port ranked alongside the Great Wall of China and the Hoover Dam as the only three man-made objects that could be seen from space.

As for the towers
great line up again right on the water
perfect for business. But then again not sure why would i want Dubai Company HQ there rather than the city center or DIFC or so etc ? Is this location going to hold glamour or fuction ?

[Dubai-Lover]

i find it quite interesting to work near the port
overlooking the gulf

it's purpose built for this business, so, why not
you're close to the action, this is what many companies want

imagine you work for this industry and have to be at the port frequently, it's uch easier to have the offices right next to it

[BinDubai]

wow! ! those are the types of towers that i like specially the tallest on of them

[BinDubai]

Originally Posted by smussuw

I see that they modified the project.

Why does a mariime city need towers?

Offices

[dubaiflo]

Originally Posted by malec

That large tower reminds me a bit of Union Square phase 7, just the positioning of it.

i would rather say on 21st century and almas tower

[fahed]

The designer was probably a plumber!

Doesn't that look like a wrench ?

[dubaiflo]

honestly: no it doesn't

[AltinD]

I still think, the towers seams taller that what should they be in such kind of project.

[fahed]

Originally Posted by dubaiflo

honestly: no it doesn't

Maybe not that exact wrench picture I posted, but it does

[dubaiflo]

ok mr anti.

well they want to build a 300m thing on palm jum and wanted to build a 750m tower on it as well. soo...