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Doha
The work is currently under way to complete the largest expansion project for fishing ports in Qatar.
The expansion project, which includes the development of fishing ports in Al Wakra, Al Khor and Al Ruwais and the Fishermen’s Terminal with Al Thakhira, is expected to see the light of day soon.
It is expected to start operating and exploiting the marine parking lots for boats and ships and the services attached to them during the next three months.
Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Dehaimi, Director of the Fisheries Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME), said this project will contribute to improving the productivity of fishing vessels and boats and maintaining the quality of fish products, as the fishing ports and the equipment and services attached to them are among the most important services that fishermen and fishing vessels need to perform their work.
He said the works in the fishing port development projects have come a long way, as the completion rate has reached 100 percent in each of the fishing ports of Al Khor and Al Wakra and Al Thakhira, while the completion rate in the fishing port in Ruwais has reached about 95 percent.
He pointed out that the project to expand the fishing ports and develop services there is among the most important national programmes and projects included in the second national development strategy 2018-2022.
He said the project is being implemented by Urbacon Trading and Contracting UCC under the supervision of the company Qatar Ports Management.
The expansion and development work in fishing ports included the establishment of floating berths for ships and boats for fishermen.
The project also includes providing the expansion area in the fishing ports with alarm systems, firefighting, CCTV surveillance systems, boat landing slips, petrol stations, and administrative offices to serve fishermen and sea-goers, in addition to the most important services needed by fishing vessels and boats.
Abdulaziz Al Dehaimi explained that the expansion project for the Qatari ports included the establishment of 69 marine moorings for boats and 3 marine moorings for marine control vessels at the ammunition fishing terminal, and the establishment of 208 marine moorings in Al Khor port, including 140 boat stops and 68 boat stops (Lengat), and the establishment of 368 car parks.
At the fishing port of Al Wakra, including 188 boat stops and 180 boat stops, 233 marine moorings were established in Ruwais fishing port, including 250 boat stops and 72 boat stops.
Given the importance of this project in developing the fisheries sector and the services attached to it, Minister of Municipality and Environment and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie paid a field visit to the project last Thursday (August 26), during which he inspected the ongoing expansion and development works in the fishing ports.
It is worth noting that the MME manages the fishing ports in the country based on the memorandum of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers at its regular meeting No. (19) of 2013, and within the scope of the new tasks and specializations entrusted to the management of fisheries as the authority concerned with the fish sector.
Doha
The work is currently under way to complete the largest expansion project for fishing ports in Qatar.
The expansion project, which includes the development of fishing ports in Al Wakra, Al Khor and Al Ruwais and the Fishermen’s Terminal with Al Thakhira, is expected to see the light of day soon.
It is expected to start operating and exploiting the marine parking lots for boats and ships and the services attached to them during the next three months.
Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Dehaimi, Director of the Fisheries Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME), said this project will contribute to improving the productivity of fishing vessels and boats and maintaining the quality of fish products, as the fishing ports and the equipment and services attached to them are among the most important services that fishermen and fishing vessels need to perform their work.
He said the works in the fishing port development projects have come a long way, as the completion rate has reached 100 percent in each of the fishing ports of Al Khor and Al Wakra and Al Thakhira, while the completion rate in the fishing port in Ruwais has reached about 95 percent.
He pointed out that the project to expand the fishing ports and develop services there is among the most important national programmes and projects included in the second national development strategy 2018-2022.
He said the project is being implemented by Urbacon Trading and Contracting UCC under the supervision of the company Qatar Ports Management.
The expansion and development work in fishing ports included the establishment of floating berths for ships and boats for fishermen.
The project also includes providing the expansion area in the fishing ports with alarm systems, firefighting, CCTV surveillance systems, boat landing slips, petrol stations, and administrative offices to serve fishermen and sea-goers, in addition to the most important services needed by fishing vessels and boats.
Abdulaziz Al Dehaimi explained that the expansion project for the Qatari ports included the establishment of 69 marine moorings for boats and 3 marine moorings for marine control vessels at the ammunition fishing terminal, and the establishment of 208 marine moorings in Al Khor port, including 140 boat stops and 68 boat stops (Lengat), and the establishment of 368 car parks.
At the fishing port of Al Wakra, including 188 boat stops and 180 boat stops, 233 marine moorings were established in Ruwais fishing port, including 250 boat stops and 72 boat stops.
Given the importance of this project in developing the fisheries sector and the services attached to it, Minister of Municipality and Environment and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie paid a field visit to the project last Thursday (August 26), during which he inspected the ongoing expansion and development works in the fishing ports.
It is worth noting that the MME manages the fishing ports in the country based on the memorandum of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers at its regular meeting No. (19) of 2013, and within the scope of the new tasks and specializations entrusted to the management of fisheries as the authority concerned with the fish sector.
