HAMAD, Ruwais and Doha ports registered strong performance in December 2023 after witnessing significant growth in handling volumes of cargo compared to the last month, according to Mwani Qatar.
The cargo handling increased by 45 per cent compared to November. Building materials and roro units saw growth rates of 110 per cent and 47 per cent respectively, Mwani Qatar stated on X platform.
The general and bulk cargoes handled through the three ports stood at 137,518 tonnes in December 2023, whereas in November 2023 it was at 94,990 tonnes, registering a surge of 45 per cent on a monthly basis, reports Qatar's The Peninsula.
The ports received 223 vessels in December 2023, while the containers, roro, livestock and building materials handled during the same period accounted for 107,634 TEU, 8,339 units, 24,571 heads and 49,184 tonnes respectively.
The general and bulk cargoes handled through the three ports stood at 94,990 tonnes in November 2023, registering a rise of 22 per cent compared to October 2023. Qatar's ports received 226 vessels, while the containers, roro, livestock and building materials handled during the same period accounted for 125,202 TEU, 5,656 units, 32,150 heads and 23,422 tonnes respectively.
According to data on Mwani Qatar website, as many as 2,546 ships called on Qatar's three ports during 2023. The general cargo handled through the three ports stood at 1,634,728 tonnes, while the roro (vehicles) totalled 72,697 units; containers 1,221,073 TEU; livestock 419,425 heads; and building materials 479,244 tonnes in the last year.
In 2023, Hamad Port handled 1,318,414 TEU; 1,303,049 freight tonnes of break bulk; 400,478 freight tonnes of bulk; 9,301 livestock heads; 80,294 RORO units. Last year also saw as many as 1,655 vessels docking at the port.
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