Qatar’s ports see higher vessels docking in May; building materials traffic jumps

Qatar’s ports see higher vessels docking in May; building materials traffic jumps

Qatar's maritime sector saw higher vessel docking in May 2023 on an annualised basis with its three major ports recording robust jump in building materials and livestock traffic through them, according to official statistics.

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

The number of ships calling on Qatar's three ports stood at 227 this May, which was 6.07% higher than those witnessed the previous year period; but was down 0.44% compared to those in April 2023.

Hamad Port, which offers opportunities to create cargo movement towards the upper Gulf, supporting countries such as Kuwait and Iraq and south towards Oman – plays a vital role in diversifying Qatar's economy and making it more competitive in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 goals.

The building materials traffic through the three ports stood at 62,456 tonnes in May 2023, which zoomed 94.72% and 71.3% year-on-year and month-on-month respectively in the review period.

A total of 233,553 tonnes of building materials had been handled by these ports in the first five months of 2023.

The three ports handled 48,930 livestock heads in May