Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre To Be Set Up In Dubai

The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) is in the final stages of completing the rules for the first maritime arbitration centre in the Middles East: the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC).

This arbitration centre is being launched pursuant to Dubai Maritime City Authority's Law No. 11 of 2007, which stipulates that an arbitration centre meeting international standards is to be created within Dubai's Maritime City. EMAC will fill the immediate need for a specialized maritime arbitration centre in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

EMAC's Rules are based on the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 2010 but are full of new approaches and new methods which it is hoped will bring a fresh touch and a faster and cheaper arbitration process than offered by the current maritime arbitration centres.