Qatar records strong surge in cargo, livestock and building materials movement through ports in April

Qatar records strong surge in cargo, livestock and building materials movement through ports in April

Qatar witnessed a robust expansion in cargo, livestock and building materials movement through its ports on an annualised basis in April this year, indicating the strong growth parameters in the domestic economy, according to official statistics.

The three ports – Hamad, Doha and Al Ruwais – showed a double-digit expansion in terms of RORO (vehicles) and livestock on monthly basis in the review period, according to figures released by Mwani Qatar.

The number of ships calling on Qatar's three ports stood at 228 this April, which however was down 7.69% and 1.3% year-on-year and month-on-month respectively.

Hamad Port, which offers opportunities to create cargo movement towards the upper Gulf, supporting countries such as Kuwait and Iraq and south towards Oman – saw as many as 142 vessels call on the port in the review period.

As many as 892 ships had called on three ports in the first four months of this year.

The general cargo handled through the three ports was 249,866 tonnes in April 2023, which showed a 114% surge on yearly basis, while it fell 15.86% month-on-month.

Hamad Port – whose multi-use terminal is designed to serve the supply chains for the RORO (vehicles), grains and livestock – handled 161,026 freight tonnes of