QATAR's rise as a transshipment hub of the region has been confirmed yet again with its ports reporting an 11 per cent growth in container transshipment volume in February 2022 compared to the previous month.
This is mainly due to Hamad Port, which is fast becoming a regional trade hub, reports Qatar's The Peninsula.
The growth in cargo volumes in Hamad, Ruwais and Doha ports comes at a time when the global maritime sector is facing global supply-chain issues caused by Covid-19 pandemic outbreak.
Mwani Qatar, which is responsible for managing the nation's seaports and shipping terminals, said 113,957 TEU; 125,341 tonnes of general cargo; 4,992 RoR0 units; 16,900 livestock heads; and 46,635 tonnes of building materials were handled at three ports of the country in February 2022.
Hamad Port, Ruwais Port and Doha Port also handled 213 vessels.
Separately, according to figures released by QTerminlas, 112,017 TEU; 111,136 tonnes of breakbulk cargo; 4,917 RoRo units; and 10,000 tonnes of bulk cargo were handled at Hamad Port in February 2022 while 106 vessels called at the port in the last month.
Hamad Port's strategic geographical location offers opportunities to create cargo movement towards the upper Gulf, supporting countries such as Kuwait and Iraq, and south towards Oman.
'In support of ongoing efforts to attract other shipping lines to the port, Hamad Port is being positioned as a transshipment hub for the upper Gulf and Oman,' QTerminlas said on its website.
Also last month, QTerminals started full-scale operations of the first and second phases of Hamad Port Container Terminal 2 (CT2). The opening of phases 1 and 2 of CT2 increases the port's total TEU capacity to three million per year.
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This is mainly due to Hamad Port, which is fast becoming a regional trade hub, reports Qatar's The Peninsula.
The growth in cargo volumes in Hamad, Ruwais and Doha ports comes at a time when the global maritime sector is facing global supply-chain issues caused by Covid-19 pandemic outbreak.
Mwani Qatar, which is responsible for managing the nation's seaports and shipping terminals, said 113,957 TEU; 125,341 tonnes of general cargo; 4,992 RoR0 units; 16,900 livestock heads; and 46,635 tonnes of building materials were handled at three ports of the country in February 2022.
Hamad Port, Ruwais Port and Doha Port also handled 213 vessels.
Separately, according to figures released by QTerminlas, 112,017 TEU; 111,136 tonnes of breakbulk cargo; 4,917 RoRo units; and 10,000 tonnes of bulk cargo were handled at Hamad Port in February 2022 while 106 vessels called at the port in the last month.
Hamad Port's strategic geographical location offers opportunities to create cargo movement towards the upper Gulf, supporting countries such as Kuwait and Iraq, and south towards Oman.
'In support of ongoing efforts to attract other shipping lines to the port, Hamad Port is being positioned as a transshipment hub for the upper Gulf and Oman,' QTerminlas said on its website.
Also last month, QTerminals started full-scale operations of the first and second phases of Hamad Port Container Terminal 2 (CT2). The opening of phases 1 and 2 of CT2 increases the port's total TEU capacity to three million per year.
SeaNews Turkey