The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) as well as Det Norske Veritas (DNV GL), one of the globe's biggest category society of vessels, held a workshop labelled UAE Maritime Innovation Day on the sidelines of the UAE Maritime Week 2018, the first event of its kind on the local maritime map, to be held till November 1, 2018 in order to present the maritime neighborhood with the most effective methods to invest in innovation, research, advancement as well as technology, as well as to take advantages from Dubai's pioneering experience as one of the top five affordable and also eye-catching maritime clusters in the world.

Amer Ali, Executive Director of DMCA said: "The Maritime Innovation Day workshop is a crucial landmark in promoting technology and employing new technologies to boost the maritime industry's sustainability due to the leading experience of Dubai which has reached to the world's 5 cities on the planet in the International Shipping Centre Development Index (ISCD) and also the world's 5 most competitive as well as appealing maritime clusters in terms of competition and tourist attraction in the world, to be a factor in making Dubai a major principal on the planet economy according to the objectives of Dubai plan 2020. The successful workshop is a real reflection of our productive collaboration with DNV GL in establishing as well as executing targeted campaigns to enhance the technical ability of Dubai's maritime sector, particularly in terms of wise navigation, digitization, large information, information administration as well as promotion of maritime technology programs, as component of our commitment to advancing the growth of a risk-free, renewable and lasting maritime sector that satisfies the demands of the future".

The workshop has brought in high levels of maritime industry leaders, decision-makers, government authorities, plan manufacturers and also reps of global business operating in the maritime field, providing an optimal platform to display future visions on just how to adapt contemporary innovation to offer the plans of upgrading maritime parts. A collection of interactive sessions were held under the guidance of Captain Stephen Bligh, Head of Maritime Advisory, Area South East Europe & Middle East, DNV GL-- Maritime. The sessions have gone over the digitalization development and technical technology that sustain development, sustainability as well as prosperity of the maritime industry. In addition to discovering international maritime development leads, the workshop dealt with the successes of DNV GL ahead of time marine research, growth and technology, "as well as showcasing the development of smart navigation and self-propelled vessels, and the role of research tasks and also ingenious campaigns under the umbrella DNV GL fit a better future for the worldwide maritime industry.

Mahmoud Ewidah, Director of Information Technology, DMCA said: The workshop was as expected, providing a strategic platform for local and international leaders to share successful knowledge and experiences in building maritime innovation, exploring the key opportunities emerging from technological innovations related to large data and digitization and their role in reshaping the future of the maritime sector, to explore ways to develop innovative methodologies, new tools and promising opportunities to employ modern technology which reflect our ambitious aspirations to build an integrated and competitive maritime economy in support of national plans to move to the post-oil phase. The Maritime Innovation Day workshop has actually brought in a wide involvement from the world's leading maritime market, amid of recognition to the significance of the occasion in advertising expertise transfer channels, keeping up with the latest global advancements in advancement, modern technology and also sustainability, and also urging the exchange of experiences associated with research, technology, clever navigating, digitization and also large information with purpose to locate reliable remedies to emerging challenges and chances to enhance the competition and appearance of regional and also global maritime sector components.