Dubai business activities · 7020037
Maritime Consultancies Services licence in Dubai (7020037): how to set up
Maritime consultancy in Dubai — contracts, sale and purchase, chartering, registration, claims — is professional activity 7020037, whose listing sets a minimum degree and experience.
Which licence covers maritime consultancy in Dubai?
On Dubai’s mainland the activity is “Maritime Consultancies Services”, code 7020037 — a professional activity for advice on shipbuilding and repair contracts, sale and purchase, chartering, registration, arrest and pollution claims. Its listing states a minimum degree and experience.[1]
Which approvals does a maritime consultancy need?
Confirm with DET the regulator, the legal forms and the qualification it will check for this code before you apply.[1]
Law No. (3) of 2023 renamed the Dubai Maritime City Authority the Dubai Maritime Authority (DMA) and empowers it to issue the approvals and permits required for companies working in the maritime sector and for maritime activities in Dubai. Ask DMA whether your activity needs its approval, and whether before or after the trade licence.[2]
What are the steps and documents?
- Choose the route — Dubai mainland through the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), or a free zone that lists the activity — and the legal form.[3]
- Register the trade name and apply for initial approval.[3]
- Sign the memorandum of association and, where it applies, an attested local service agent agreement; lease premises — in Dubai the lease is registered on Ejari.[3]
- Submit the documents with any external approvals, pay the fees and collect the licence.[3]
How long does it take and what does it cost?
The licence fee depends on the authority and the package — mainland or free zone, premises and number of activities — so get a written quote from DET or the free zone. On the mainland the fee must be paid within 30 days of the payment voucher, or the application is cancelled.[3]
The activity, for reference
- Activity name (English)
- Maritime Consultancies Services
- Activity name (Arabic)
- إستشارات خدمات بحرية
- Activity code
- 7020037
- Activity type
- Professional
- Group
- Consultancy — management, information and marketing
What it covers, in our words
Advising on marine matters: shipbuilding and repair contracts; buying, selling, operating and chartering ships; inspection, registration and certificates; maritime debts and release of arrested ships; pollution damage and claims. A minimum degree and experience are stated.
Source: Invest in Dubai business-activity search — search the code 7020037 (read 10 October 2026)
Check before you apply
- — Legal forms for this activity are not shown here; confirm with DET which forms are open to it.
- — The regulating entity and licence types for this code are not shown here; confirm them with DET.
- — 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.
Sources
- Invest in Dubai (Department of Economy and Tourism) — business activity “Maritime Consultancies Services”, code 7020037 (read 2026-10-10)
- Dubai Legislation Portal — Law No. (3) of 2023 Concerning the Dubai Maritime Authority (read 2026-10-15)
- UAE Government portal (u.ae) — Steps to start a business on the mainland (read 2026-10-15)
Where GeoMarineHub fits
The consultancy desk takes scoped engagements priced per job, with no retainers. Companies already on the platform — owners, managers, charterers, suppliers — are the ones who would post the questions.