Cargo line between Qatar and Turkey via Iran opens

TEHRAN Qatar has opened a land and sea cargo line with Iran and Turkey in a bid to reduce Doha's cargo shipping costs by 80 percent, a report said. Former editor-in-chief of Al Sharq newspaper, Jaber al Harmi, said on Twitter that Qatar has opened a land and sea cargo line with Iran and Turkey, Middle East Monitor reported. The tweet also included a video showing large trucks loaded with goods on their way to Qatar. The lines extend between the ports of Qatar to various destinations in Turkey, Kuwait, Oman, India and Pakistan.
Qatar has extended new sea lines in the face of an air, land and sea blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain.
Economists believe that the five shipping lines constitute an alternative for Doha in the face of sanctions imposed by its neighbours. (Agencies)