New Port
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The New Doha Port is being built to cater for Qatar's economic development, allowing all operations from the existing Doha Port to be relocated and provide additional capacity for future growth. It is designed to attract transshipment and logistics traffic in the region. -
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main feature of the new port project will be construction of three container terminals,
a large general cargo terminal and a multi-use terminal.Each container terminal will have capacity to handle two million TEUs and be equipped to handle the world's largest container vessels, including new generation ships operated by Maersk Line which can carry 14,770 filled TEUs.
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The New Port is set to become an integral part of the multi-billion dollar project to develop the first integrated freight and passenger rail network in Qatar.The project, known as the Qatar Railways Development Company (QRDC), is a joint venture between the Qatari Diar real estate arm of state-owned Qatar Investment Authority (51%) and the Deutsche Bahn International subsidiary of Germany's national railways (49%).
Individual GCC countries are currently carrying out their own feasibility studies into the proposed 2,000km rail network, which would eventually link all six member states – Qatar, Oman, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain.
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The New Port Project team has pledged to minimize the environmental impact caused during the construction and operational periods of the new port project. The new port location is near to environmentally-sensitive coastal areas, which include mangroves, sea grass and coral reef habitats providing nursery areas for fish, amphibians and mammals.Environmental impact studies formed an integral part of the port's planning stage, helping the project team define, specify and implement the necessary mitigation measures to be undertaken across all stages of the project. Qatar's Ministry of Environment and other stakeholders are working closely with environmental consultants to ensure that the world's largest port development preserves the surrounding environment.