QATAR's maritime sector saw higher vessels call and brisk growth in movement of containers, roro and livestock through Mesaieed, Doha and Al Ruwais ports this February on an annualised basis, according to figures released by Mwani Qatar.

As many as 227 ships arrived in the three ports, which reported 14.65 per cent year-on-year growth. However, it fell 9.92 per cent month-on-month in February 2025.

Hamad Port - Qatar's main seaport, saw as many as 132 vessels call (excluding military) on the port in the review period, according to Doha's Gulf Times.

As many as 479 vessels calls were reported through the three ports in the first two months of this year.

The container movement through three ports amounted to 113,186 TEU, increasing 1.66 per cent on a yearly basis but amid a 0.89 per cent decline on a monthly basis in the review period.

Hamad Port, the largest eco-friendly project in the region and internationally recognised as one of the largest green ports in the world, alone handled more than 113,000 TEU in February. The three ports together handled as many as 237,479 TEU in January-February 2025.

The three ports handled 7,599 roro in February 2025, which registered 6.09 per cent growth year-on-year but tanked 40.82 per cent on monthly basis. Hamad Port alone handled 7,568 units in February, while the three ports handled as many as 20,440 roro in the first two months of this year.

The three ports were seen handling 74,202 livestock this February, which showed 4.19 per cent and 26.2 per cent surge year on year and month on month respectively.

Hamad Port handled as many as 5,570 livestock heads in the review period. The three ports together handled as many as 133,000 livestock heads during January-February 2025.