The Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC), a first-of-its-kind entity in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region for the settlement of maritime disputes, will officially be accepting applications for new members, said a report.

EMAC Members benefit from numerous resources at the centre, including a calendar of events which focuses on the maritime and legal sectors, as well as a resource library, added the Wam report.

Additionally, applications are open to join the EMAC panel, consisting of distinguished arbitrators and mediators from across the globe.

Potential panel members are invited to apply through an online or offline form, which outlines their experience. All panel applications are reviewed by the EMAC executive committee.

EMAC’s vice chairman and secretary general Majid Obaid bin Bashir, said that the organisation is pleased to invite new members to join its ranks, and become an essential facet in its mission to create a regional centre of excellence and best international practice for maritime arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, on a par with other global maritime hubs.