FILE PHOTO. Queensland livestock carrier arrived at Hamad Port with 3200 cows aboard. March 12, 2018. Photo Credit: Baladna
DOHA: The movement of livestock recorded highest rise in March at Hamad Port followed by vehicles. The Port, one of the largest ports in the region, handled 73,297 heads of cattle last month compared to 50,000 heads in February, showing a rise of around 47 percent.
The Port handled 5,470 vehicles last month against 4,845 vehicle in February, reflecting an increase of around 13 percent.
The Port had handled 105,032 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) containers in March against 103,735 such containers in previous month, showing a rise of 1.3 percent.
It handled 79,710 tonnes of break bulk cargo and 11,062 tonnes of bulk cargo last month.
In total, 130 commercial vessels called at Hamad Port last month, compared to 120 vessels in February.
Hamad Port continues to see increase in traffic. Hamad Port last week celebrated the handling of one million TEUs throughput. The $7.4bn port achieved this feat in less 14 months, which was well ahead of its expected schedule.
The port is also aiming to play a major role in maritime trade by becoming a transhipment hub in the region.
January was remarkable month for Hamad port as it received a total of 182 vessels during this month, which was the highest number of vessels handled in a month since the start of its operations.
The port had handled 103,996 TEUs containers, 136,511 tonnes break bulk cargo, 152,671 vehicles and 90,099 heads of cattle in January this year.
Ports in Qatar have played significant role in defeating the unjust siege imposed by blockading countries by ensuring smooth supply of goods for residents of Qatar.
In 2017, the ports in Qatar handled 1.26 million tonnes of general cargo, 772,835 TEUs containers, 857,429 cattle heads and 578,654 tonnes of aggregates and 3,869 vessels.
