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 trends and latest publications.
The Ministry of Transport has conducted 3,032 transactions through its Land Transport Sector in first quarter of this year. Out of the total transactions 2,007 were related to land transport licensing, 879 related to land transport planning and 146 transactions were related to traffic engineering and road safety.
The Ministry has conducted 6,657 transactions through its Land Transport Sector in 2021 and in the fourth quarter of 2021, some 2,991 were conducted by Land Transport Sector.
The Land Transport Planning of the Land Transport Sector sets the general policy for land and railway transport activities. It is preparing the necessary studies and design plans, as well as planning the construction and development of land and railway transport networks in coordination with the relevant authorities in Qatar.
The mission of the Ministry of Transport and Communications consists of building an integrated and effective transport system that uses advanced technologies serving all local sectors while linking Qatar to the wider regional and international economy.
