Ministry of Transport transactions surge in first quarter of 2022 – The Peninsula

Ministry of Transport transactions surge in first quarter of 2022 – The Peninsula

Doha: The Ministry of Transport has recorded increased transitions through Maritime Transport Affairs and Land Transport Sector in the first quarter of this year compared to last three months of 2021.

The Ministry has completed 3,309 transactions through Maritime Transport Affairs in the first quarter of this year. It has increased by 6.2% compared to the last quarter of 2021.

Out of total 3,309, 3,114 transactions were related to maritime vessels’ main services, maritime licences’ services and sailor affairs’ main services while 195 transactions were related to maritime system services, the Ministry of Transport announced on its Twitter account.

According to data released earlier, the Ministry of Transport had completed a total of 14,535 transactions in 2021. It included 3,173 transactions by Maritime Transport Affairs in fourth quarter of 2021. In the first and second quarters of 2021, the department of Maritime Transport Affairs had conducted 3,537 and 4,382 transactions respectively.

The Maritime Transport Sector is committed to developing and modernising the sector in line with the Ministry’s strategic plans aiming at ensuring a safe maritime navigation that meets all safety requirements and obligations, and keeping pace with international maritime developments through creative and effective application of international maritime instruments and observation of emerging