![]() ![]() The Mahaseel Market will continue until the end of March. On the other hand, Mahaseel Market will held its activity on the southern part of Katara, starting from January 7, (Thursday to Saturday from 9am to 9pm and from 1pm to 9pm on Friday. The fifth edition of the Mahaseel Festival was also dis- tinguished by the diversity of its exhibitors, products and the multiplicity of its wings, in addition to its good prepa- ration, organisation and services. The Festival also received participation of eight nurseries which offered flowers, roses and ornamental plants. A total of 28 Qatari farms participated in the festival that displayed many varieties of fresh vegetables and honey, in addition to the pavilions of nine specialized national companies that highlighted national products of fresh agricultural and food crops. The fifth edition of the fes- tival witnessed increased par- ticipation by farmers, apiaries and specialised local companies with agricultural production and livestock. The festival opened new horizons to encourage agricultural investment and support food production projects with the aim of achieving self-sufficiency. The Mahaseel Festival, in its fifth edition achieved great success by attracting Qatari farms and national companies specialised in agricultural production. Mahaseel Market will open from 9am to 9pm on Thursday and Saturday and from 1pm to 9pm on Friday until March end 2021, said Katara in a statement. Weekly Mahaseel Market to begin on January 7 THE PENINSULA - DOHA The fifth edition of the Mahaseel Festival yesterday concluded its activities in the southern part of Katara allowing Mahaseel Market to start operation from January 7 for three days in a week (Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays). Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and to the friendly Afghan people on the death of Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the State of Qatar Abdul Hakim Dalili. P2 Amir condoles with Ghani on death of Afghan Ambassador to Qatar QNA - DOHA Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani offered, during a phone call yesterday, his condolences to President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan H E Dr. ![]() Phases 3 & 4 will be developed later to raise the port’s operational capacity according to local market’s needs, said an earlier statement of the Ministry of Transport and Com- munications. Full oper- ation of Phases 1 & 2 will start before the end of 2022. CT2 development project consists of four phases. Recently on December 22 last year, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani made a visit to Hamad Port, during which he inaugurated the initial oper- ation of Hamad Port’s Container Terminal 2, which is equipped with the latest environment- friendly technological equipment to meet the needs and requirements of shipping line operators and would increase the port’s capacity by about three million containers per year. With every passing month and year, Hamad Port’s han- dling of movement of vessels and cargo is increasing and the port is expanding its container terminal base. Hamad Port, in December 2020, handled 146,429 TEUs containers 52,500 tonnes of bulk cargo 172,690 tonnes of general cargo 3,493 vehicles and 23,059 heads of livestock. According to data, the port received 147 vessels last month. In another tweet, QTer- minals also released figures of cargo handling at Hamad Port in December 2020. Hamad Port handled around seven percent more TEU containers in 2020 when compared to the previous year (2019). In 2019, Hamad Port had received 1,545 vessels while it had handled over 1.3 million TEUs containers 182,669 tonnes of bulk cargo 625,532 tonnes of general cargo 76,501 vehicles and 374,395 heads of livestock. According to figures released by QTerminals, ter- minal operating company pro- viding services at Hamad Port, on its Twitter handle, the Port handled 1.4 million Twenty- Foot Equivalent Units con- tainers 304, 481 tonnes of bulk cargo 1,196,559 tonnes of general cargo 59,443 vehicles and 264,164 heads of livestock last year. Hamad Port, in 2020, handled over 1.4 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) containers and received 1,600 vessels. The Port has registered an increase in vessels’ arrival and cargo handling in 2020 which indi- cates port’s growing importance in regional trade. SUNDAY 3 JANUARY 2021 19 JUMADA I - 1442 VOLUME 25 NUMBER 8491 Build your own plan! T erms & Con d itions Ap ply Sport | 08 New MD and CEO of Qatar Steel appointed Longines Hathab: Flawess Al Suwaidi corners Big Tour glory with Aslan 69 Business | 02 2 RIYALS Cargo handling at Hamad Port continues rising IRFAN BUKHARI THE PENINSULA Despite challenging situations created by COVID-19 outbreak, Hamad Port – Qatar’s gateway to world trade – has wrapped up a successful year. ![]()
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