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UN/LOCODE AEJEA · United Arab Emirates · IMO-designated crew-change hub
Jebel Ali is one of 115 ports named in IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1636 as a designated crew-change hub. Ports made the list on the basis of accessible international airports, established agent networks, welfare-centre infrastructure, and — during the pandemic — visa-facilitation frameworks that allowed sign-on and sign-off crew to transit without lengthy quarantine. That combination continues to make these ports the practical corridors most seafarers move through today.
Nearest major airport for crew changes is Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), roughly 12 km from the port. Confirm the exact terminal handover point with the ship's agent — many hubs have multiple terminals with different immigration processes.
Jebel Ali, on the southern outskirts of Dubai, is the world's largest man-made port and the principal Middle East transhipment hub. Shore leave is granted to seafarers with a seaman's book under the UAE's port-call procedure. Welfare provision via Mission to Seafarers Dubai + Stella Maris + multiple Christian and Islamic seafarer welfare organisations active in the Gulf.