Dubai business activities · marine
Setting up a marine business in Dubai: activities, codes and approvals
Every Dubai trade licence names the activities a company may carry on. Each page below says which activity covers the business, which approvals sit on top of the licence, the steps and documents, and what the sources say about time and cost.
The activities below are the marine ones on Dubai’s mainland list, each with its Jebel Ali Free Zone equivalent where one exists. The guides are built from official texts — Invest in Dubai, the federal Maritime Law, Dubai Maritime Authority resolutions, Dubai Customs and the free zones’ own pages — and each claim cites its source.
Each page ends with one short note on where GeoMarineHub fits for that licence holder.
Suppliers to ships
Licences whose holders sell to vessels — they register as suppliers and bid sealed on requisitions.
- Ship Chandlers5629004تعهدات تزويد السفن والبواخرSupplier — receives ship supply RFQs at its ports
- Ship & Boats Spare Parts & Components Trading4763007تجارة قطع غيار السفن والقوارب ومكوناتهاSupplier — receives ship supply RFQs at its ports
- Life-Saving Equipment Trading4773971تجارة معدات وأجهزة الإنقاذSupplier — receives ship supply RFQs at its ports
- Ship Parts Manufacturing3011103صناعة الأجزاء المعدنية للسفنFactory — lists at its own price, sells to verified suppliers
- Diesel Fuel Trading4661103تجارة الديزلSupplier — receives bunker requirements at its ports
Buyers, owners and charterers
Licences whose holders run, hire or buy vessels — the demand side, which uses the platform free.
- Ship Management & Operation5222005إدارة السفن وتشغيلهاBuyer — posts requisitions free, compares sealed bids
- Shipping Lines Of Freight & Passengers Transportation5011001خطوط ملاحية للنقل البحري للركاب والبضائعBuyer — posts requisitions free, compares sealed bids
- Ship Charter7730016تأجير السفنOwner side — lists tonnage blind, buys for its vessels
- Sea Freight & Passengers Charters5012003النقل البحري بعقود خاصة للركاب والبضائعCharterer — finds tonnage on the chartering desk
- Ship Rental Intermediator5229007وسيط تأجير السفنIntermediary — no broker role yet; see what exists
- Ships & Boats Trading4763006تجارة السفن والقواربVessel buyer — sources tonnage for sale
Port and marine services
Service licences — some have a line on the platform, some do not yet; each page says which.
- Sea Shipping Lines Agents5229017وكيل خطوط ملاحية بحريةService supplier — quotes port agency appointments
- Sea Cargo Services5224002خدمات الشحن البحري للبضائعService supplier — answers freight postings
- Ship Piloting & Towing Services5222002إرشاد السفن وقطرهاBuyer — posts requisitions free, compares sealed bids
- Shipping Containers Loading & Unloading Services5224006خدمات تحميل حاويات الشحن وتفريغهاNo matching line yet — what sits next to it
- Engineering Consultancy of Ship Building Engineering7110911استشارات هندسة بناء السفنConsultant — line not open yet; interest list
- Maritime Consultancies Services7020037إستشارات خدمات بحريةConsultant — line not open yet; interest list
Check before you apply
- — Names, codes and listed details were read from the Invest in Dubai business-activity search on 10 October 2026. The list is revised; check the live entry before you apply.
- — Rules, fees and timelines change. Confirm each approval with the authority named before you commit to premises or staff.
- — GeoMarineHub does not issue licences, help obtain them or act as a business-setup agent. Nothing here is legal or tax advice.
- — Activity codes are Dubai mainland codes. Free zones and the other emirates keep their own activity lists and codes.