Qatar's heir apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attended the laying of a foundation stone for the $7bn New Doha Port project in Mesaieed, Arabian Business reports.
The project is one of Qatar's most important and is being built on an area of 26.5 sq km, head of the project's steering committee, Abdulaziz Mohammad al-Nuaimi, said.
The port development is expected to be completed and opened in February 2016 to be one of the largest seaports in the region, he added in comments published by state news agency QNA.
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/roll-off berth, plus berthing for tug and pilot boats.
The first phase of the project is expected to be operational in 2014.
By then, the port will have a capacity of two million TEU per year - increasing considerably once the project is fully implemented.
AECOM was awarded a six-year $149.3 million contract to provide programme management services to the project in 2008.
The project is one of Qatar's most important and is being built on an area of 26.5 sq km, head of the project's steering committee, Abdulaziz Mohammad al-Nuaimi, said.
The port development is expected to be completed and opened in February 2016 to be one of the largest seaports in the region, he added in comments published by state news agency QNA.
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/roll-off berth, plus berthing for tug and pilot boats.
The first phase of the project is expected to be operational in 2014.
By then, the port will have a capacity of two million TEU per year - increasing considerably once the project is fully implemented.
AECOM was awarded a six-year $149.3 million contract to provide programme management services to the project in 2008.