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Milaha Port Services gained control of the port in February 2011. Until the inauguration of Hamad Port in December 2016, Doha Port was the country's sole commercial port, capable of processing most types of cargo. [5] Immediately after Hamad Port was commissioned in December 2016 near Al Wakrah, Doha Port suspended all commercial operations. [6]
Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited, commonly known as Nakilat (Arabic: شركة قطر لنقل الغاز المحدودة, ناقلات) is a Qatari shipping and maritime company. Its LNG shipping fleet is one of the largest in the world, comprising 74 vessels.
In the administrative divisions of Qatar, zones (Arabic: مَنَاطِق manāṭiq; singular مِنْطَقَة minṭaqa) are the second-highest level of government after municipalities. As of the 2015 census, there were 98 zones across the country. [1] However, several of these zones are not currently in use. [2]
The Salwa Canal is a proposed shipping route and tourism project through Saudi Arabia along its border with Qatar, effectively turning the latter into an island. The project appears to be abandoned for the present. [2]
The Navigation Tower is an office skyscraper in West Bay, Doha, Qatar. Built between 2006 and 2011, the tower stands at 209 m (686 ft) tall with 53 floors and is the 22nd tallest building in Qatar .
NDSQ was established in November 2010 with its base of operations situated at the 15-hectare shipyard Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard near Ras Laffan. [1] Its inception came as a result of an agreement reached between Nakilat and Damen Group in January 2010 wherein the two companies agreed to launch a joint venture company with 70% and 30% ownership, respectively. [2]
Birkat Al Awamer (Arabic: بركة العوامر, romanized: Birkat al ‘Awāmir) is a district in Qatar located in the municipality of Al Wakrah. [2] [3] Manateq Qatar established the Birkat Al Awamer Logistics Park in the district, which spans an area of 9,381,885 m 2.
The Doha Metropolitan Area has witnessed substantial growth since the 1980s, marking when Qatar began investing its hydrocarbon wealth into developing its infrastructure on a major scale. From 1984 to 2020, the metropolitan area expanded eightfold while the amount of bare land decreased by half.