Arabian Business reported that Qatar's heir apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attended the laying of a foundation stone for the USD 7 billion New Doha Port project in Mesaieed.

Mr Abdulaziz Mohammad al Nuaimi head of the project's steering committee said that the project is one of Qatar's most important and is being built on an area of 26.5 square kilometers. The port development is expected to be completed and opened in February 2016 to be one of the largest seaports in the region.

Doha's new port will transform Doha's shipping industry and will include five general cargo terminals and berths, four container terminals and berths and a roll on and roll off berth, plus berthing for tug and pilot boats.

The Phase I of the project is expected to be operational in 2014. By then, the port will have a capacity of 2 million TEU per year increasing considerably once the project is fully implemented.

(Sourced from www.arabianbusiness.com)