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A sailor loads a dhow with cargo on December 30, 2004 in Dubai Creek, Dubai, UAE. While Dubai is serviced by two large commercial ports Port Rashid and Port Jebel Ali, Dubai Creek and Port Saeed are used by local traders in dhows. Dhow is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels, probably invented by Arabs, with one or more masts with lateen sails used in the Red Sea and Indian