Transport
From The Report: Qatar 2012
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The country’s successful bid to host the FIFA 2022 World Cup has lent a renewed urgency for substantial investments in transport infrastructure. The budget, released in May 2012, directs $11bn to the new airport, $5.5bn to a deep-water seaport, $1bn to a transport corridor in Doha and $20bn to roads, part of $95bn in public investment up to 2016. Beyond 2022, the upcoming Doha metro – set for completion in 2026 – will install 358 km of underground rail lines. Although challenges could arise, particularly in managing increasing cargo volumes while new infrastructure is still under construction, the government has been working to coordinate among the several relevant agencies to ensure that the currently available resources are allocated as efficiently as possible.

This chapter includes an interview with Abdul Aziz Mohammed Al Noaimi, Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority.

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Overview

Access all areas: Growing cargo and passenger volumes and significant government investment are reshaping the sector
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Located at the intersection of the Asian, African and European continents, trade has been a lifeline of Qatar’s economy throughout its history. To facilitate continued trade growth, the government has drawn up plans for substantial investments in transport infrastructure. In the past decade, work has been under way for a new airport, new port and new highways and bridges. Although these plans were in place years beforehand, the country’s successful bid to host the FIFA 2022 World Cup has…

Interview

OBG talks to Abdul Aziz Mohammed Al Noaimi, Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority
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Interview: Abdul Aziz Mohammed Al Noaimi In your opinion, how will the New Port Project (NPP) contribute to the growth of the private sector and creation of jobs in Qatar? ABDUL AZIZ MOHAMMED AL NOAIMI: The NPP, which has an overall budget of QR27bn ($7.41bn) and covers an area of 26.5 sq km, is ultimately one of the most important projects currently under way in Qatar. This is due to the increase in demand for construction materials arising from projects related to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, along…

Analysis

Keeping up with the flow: Increasing import and export activity is driving growth in logistics
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Its geography lends Qatar to being a trading nation. The peninsula is located near one of the world’s busiest shipping routes, the Straits of Hormuz. In the lead up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, boosting capacity of the transport sector has been a major priority, as demonstrated by the government’s recent budget allocations. The state earmarked some QR40bn ($11bn) for various infrastructure projects in its 2011/12 budget and $44.5bn for public works in 2012/13. That figure includes allocations…

Analysis

Building a sea change: Expanding capacity to facilitate continuing growth
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The importance of the sea cannot be overstated for Qatar. In ages past, the curved sails of dhow trading vessels dotted Gulf waters as merchants helped supply the historical trade routes that developed between the Middle East and Asia. Although Qatar Gas Transport Company’s (Nakilat) gigantic liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers have since supplanted the economic role of the dhow, the sea’s role in Qatar’s growing economy remains as strong as ever. With about 15% of the world’s natural…