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Transportation and Telecommunications Ministry Under-Secretary for Ports and Maritime Affairs Bader Hood Al Mahmood said that the electronic portal for the registration and licensing of small vessels has achieved notable success since its launch in 2025, with 20,401 transactions completed.
He noted that 62.4 per cent of transactions were completed through the electronic portal, compared to 37.6pc conducted in person.
He explained that the system provides an integrated package of electronic services, most notably the issuance and renewal of small vessel driving licences, which recorded 8,870 transactions, followed by technical inspection services (3,521), renewal of vessel and jet ski registrations (3,222), transfer of vessel ownership (1,774) and registration of new vessels and jet skis (273).
The electronic services also included requests for new number plates and side stickers with 1,693 transactions, changes to registration data with 742 transactions, changes of vessel classification from leisure to fishing with 210 transactions, in addition to 96 transactions for the deregistration of vessels or jet skis.
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