Qatar’s ports handled more than 59,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers in October, up 9% from September, state ports operator Mwani Qatar said on Sunday.
The ports received 249 vessels during the month, a 56% increase from September, Mwani Qatar said in a post on X, according to the Qatar News Agency, as carried by The Peninsula.
General cargo throughput rose 64% to more than 66,000 tonnes over the same period.
Livestock handling jumped 641% to more than 61,000 head, and the ports handled 1,655 vehicles and pieces of equipment.
Mwani Qatar also reported a 211% rise in bulk cargo volumes from September.
The figures compare October with September 2026. Mwani Qatar did not give year-on-year comparisons.
Mwani Qatar operates Hamad Port, Doha Port and Al Ruwais Port. Gulf shipping has faced disruption in recent weeks, including an attack on a Qatari LNG carrier in the Gulf reported by Nakilat on Sunday.
