Prime Minister Emad Khamis issued Decree No. 24 / M / 2018, which classifies marine properties into: First Class and includes properties facing the main cities (Lattakia, Tartous, Banias, Jibla), and the second class includes properties located in the areas of Kafr Sita, Wadi Qandil, and the coast), and the third class includes properties located within areas not mentioned in the first and second degrees.

The decree determined the annual occupancy fees for the public marine assets of the small craft workshops and repairs without setting up a construction of 1500 Syrian pounds per square meter. The decision added that "a special committee is formed from the ministries of transport, tourism, local administration, the environment and the General Directorate of Ports , And the administrative unit concerned to determine the occupancy allowance to be paid by the licensee, the duration of occupancy, and the duration of construction, based on the economic feasibility of the project.