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.

Shipping safety measures include: ship selection (select a certified shipping company), packaging and loading (proper loading into containers or cabins), insurance coverage (purchase appropriate cargo transportation insurance), tracking and monitoring.