Qatar ports witness doubled-digit growth in May, says Mwani Qatar
Qatar’s Hamad, Doha and Al Ruwais ports displayed robust performance in May this year as it witnessed doubled-digit growth in the number of ships calling on these ports and container handling, according to Mwani Qatar.
There was also more than doubling of the building materials handled through these ports year-on-year in April 2021; indicating a robust outlook for the construction sector, as corroborated by the rising trends in building permissions issued in the recent months.
The number of ships calling on Qatar’s three ports stood at 304 in May 2021, which was 23.58% and 1.33% higher on yearly and monthly basis respectively. As many as 1,351 ships had called on the ports during the first five months of this year.