Dubai Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Waterways=== [[File:Madinat Jumeirah dhow (3050971546).jpg|thumb|''[[Abra (boat)|Abras]]'' and ''[[dhows]]'' are traditional modes of waterway transport.]] There are two major commercial ports in Dubai, [[Port Rashid]] and [[Jebel Ali|Port Jebel Ali]]. Port Jebel Ali is the world's largest human-made harbour, the biggest port in the Middle East,<ref>{{cite web |title=Port of Jebel Ali |url=http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/ARE_Port_of_Jebel_Ali_1423.php |publisher=worldportsource.com |date=14 August 2008 |access-date=25 April 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416070712/http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/ARE_Port_of_Jebel_Ali_1423.php |archive-date=16 April 2010}}</ref> and the 7th-busiest port in the world.<ref name=jebelali /> One of the more traditional methods of getting across [[Bur Dubai]] to [[Deira, Dubai|Deira]] is by ''[[Abra (boat)|abras]]'', small boats that ferry passengers across the [[Dubai Creek]], between abra stations in Bastakiya and [[Baniyas Road]].<ref>[http://www.dubai-online.com/blog/video-dubai-souk-abra-station/ Abra-services] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817012451/http://www.dubai-online.com/blog/video-dubai-souk-abra-station/ |date=17 August 2010}} dubai-online</ref> The Marine Transport Agency has also implemented the Dubai Water Bus System. Water bus is a fully air conditioned boat service across selected destinations across the creek. One can also avail oneself of the tourist water bus facility in Dubai. Latest addition to the water transport system is the Water Taxi.<ref>{{cite web|title=RTA launches Water Bus System on Dubai Creek |url=http://www.ameinfo.com/129309.html |publisher=AMEinfo |date=16 July 2007 |access-date=25 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602074607/http://www.ameinfo.com/129309.html |archive-date=2 June 2010}}</ref> Dubai is increasingly activating its logistics and ports in order to participate in trade between Europe and China or Africa in addition to oil transport. For this purpose, ports such as Port of Jebel Ali or Mina Rashid are rapidly expanded and investments are made in their technology. The country is historically and currently, part of the Maritime [[Silk Road]] that runs from the Chinese coast to the south via the southern tip of [[India]] to [[Mombasa]], from there through the Red Sea via the [[Suez Canal]] to the Mediterranean, there to the Upper Adriatic region to the northern Italian hub of [[Trieste]] with its rail connections to [[Central Europe]], Eastern Europe and the [[North Sea]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/asia/china-invest-34bn-dubai-warehousing-and-trading |title=China to invest $3.4bn in Dubai warehousing and trading |date=29 April 2019 |access-date=18 March 2021 |archive-date=29 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129214931/https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/asia/china-invest-34bn-dubai-warehousing-and-trading |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.porttechnology.org/news/what-are-the-top-ports-in-the-middle-east/ |title=What are the top ports in the Middle East? |access-date=18 March 2021 |archive-date=1 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201132128/https://www.porttechnology.org/news/what-are-the-top-ports-in-the-middle-east/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.business.hsbc.ae/en-gb/ae/article/chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-beacons-new-trade-in-menat |title=China's Belt and Road Initiative beacons new trade-in MENAT |access-date=18 March 2021 |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414000706/https://www.business.hsbc.ae/en-gb/ae/article/chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-beacons-new-trade-in-menat |url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page