Haskoning and Worley Parsons to design Qatar port

The operations of the existing Doha Port will be transferred to the New Doha Port by the end of 2014.Royal Haskoning’s contribution to the project includes a detailed master plan of the port and the full engineering design of all its associated marine and onshore components. The total consultancy fee for the engineering team will amount to some US$33m.

The initial work on the new port, to be located offshore, approximately 5km east of the new international airport site, is scheduled to start in early next year, with the dredging of a sea channel that will link to the existing sea channel for the nearby Messaeid Industrial City (MIC).

The port, located inland from the coastal strip north of Mesaieed and south of Al Wakra, will be built in three phases. The first phase of the port will be operational in 2014 and completed by 2025.

When finished, the port will have five cargo terminals and berths, four container terminals and berths, one berth for roll-on/roll-off vessels, a livestock berth along with storage, administrative and customs facilities.

The project will occupy 20 square kilometres of currently unused land and will be integrated into Economic Zone 3. It will be used for the import of raw materials and goods to cater for the strategic growth of the country.

The development will also include a number of container terminals, a grain terminal, a general cargo terminal, facilities for the Coast Guard and the Emiri Yacht, and a separate port for the Qatari Navy.