The Dubai Ports Authority was established in 1972 and is responsible for managing Dubai's major ports, including Jebel Ali Port and Port Rashid. Jebel Ali Port is the largest deep-water port in the Middle East, located in the southwest of Dubai, and is one of the top ten container ports in the world

According to the latest data in 2024, the world's largest shipping company is Denmark's Maersk Line, whose parent company is A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. Maersk Line was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The top 5 largest shipping countries: NO1. Greece (20%), NO2. China (15%), NO3. Japan (12%), NO4. Germany (8%), NO5. Singapore (5%). ● The largest shipping country: Greece As of 2023, Greek shipowners control about 20% of the world's total merchant ship tonnage.