The Minister of Transport revealed that more than 80% of the main contracts for the port have been completed and put out for tender, and 60 above-ground buildings have been put out for tender. <Al-Sulaiti revealed that more than 80% of the port's main contracts have been finalized and put out to tender, and 60 above-ground buildings have been put out to tender. <He pointed out that laying the last stone for the wall of the port basin before the scheduled date and within the allocated budget is considered a major achievement for the project, stressing that work is in full swing to ensure the completion of the project on the specified dates and even earlier within the allocated budget, as it is expected to complete the dredging work in the port basin in December 2014, about a month before the scheduled date, indicating that with the completion of works in the port will be one of the largest ports in the region and the latest in terms of international specifications, especially since it will be synchronized with the economic zone, which will serve the State of Qatar, the region and the world in general.
The Minister of Transportation explained that the actual operation of the port will be in December 2016, but the actual and major achievement will be at the end of 2015, as water will be introduced to the port, which will enable the first ship to enter it at the end of 2015, and once the works in the port are completed, it will be ready to receive the largest ships in the world.
The New Doha Port project is one of the largest infrastructure projects and is located on a total area of 26 kilometers in addition to the main port centers, and the cost of the port is estimated at approximately 27 billion riyals.
New Doha Port is one of the largest infrastructure projects. <It includes the base of the Amiri naval forces, the industrial channel of the third economic city, an administrative complex with all supplies, a medical and service center, a university, and a security center that includes public security, passports and civil defense. The new Doha Port is a strong supporter of the old port, which is being developed day by day to reach a capacity of 700 or 800 thousand containers per year, and the new port is part of the Qatar National Vision 2030.
The new port is part of the Qatar National Vision 2030. Its first phase is expected to be completed in 2016 to accommodate 2 million containers and with future expansions with the implementation of the second and third phases, its capacity will reach 6 million containers, and the port consists of a basin 3.8 km long, 700 meters wide and 17 meters deep.
The port consists of a basin 3.8 km long, 700 meters wide and 17 meters deep. The new port consists of a container berth, general cargo berth, automotive imports, livestock imports, grain imports, support ship terminal, coast guard ship terminal, and maritime support and support unit.








