Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) has stated that 99% of the vessels using Male’ North Harbor have been registered. Only registered vessels are allowed to dock at North Harbor. MPL is currently managing Male’ Commercial Harbor and the North Harbor area, including the area extending up to the Fish Market and the crossbar of the Local Market in front of that area.
Speaking on PSM News’ “Raajje Miadu” program, Ahmed Hamdullah Rasheed, Assistant General Manager of MPL in charge of North Harbor operations, said that vessels using the area can be registered at any time. To facilitate this, MPL visits the area every morning and evening to provide information to fishing vessels, Hamdullah added.
MPL has been providing assistance to register unregistered vessels. This includes informing about the services provided and the documents required for registration, he said. Hamdullah Rasheed also mentioned that the registration process can be completed by sending the required vessel documents via Viber or WhatsApp. “Registration is not a time-bound process. Registration can be done any day. Now that the service is open to all who need it, 99% of cargo and passenger vessels have completed registration. Some vessels remain unregistered due to incomplete documentation. Those owners are in the process of completing that,” Hamdullah Rasheed said.
Hamdullah stated that MPL aims to operate the harbor as a public service rather than a commercial port. He said they are working to structure it in a way that provides easy and convenient service to the public. With the expansion of the Male’ North Harbor area, MPL is working on implementing necessary changes and services to the newly added area. As part of the changes to North Harbor, MPL said they will arrange for fuel and ice to be available in that area.
