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Dubai's Shipping Hub Status Under Pressure As Some Industry Veterans Eye Greece
Dubai's Shipping Hub Status Under Pressure As Some Industry Veterans Eye Greece
Via Middle East Eye
Some shipping industry workers based in Dubai are looking to relocate from the UAE as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, one ship-owner and two industry sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye.
Western expats working in the maritime industry are eyeing the Greek capital, Athens , and Cyprus as potential alternatives to Dubai, given those countries' dominant positions in shipping and the favorable tax policies they offer the industry, the sources said.
via AFP
The search for alternatives...
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