DOHA: A record number of 5834 vessels docked at various ports of Qatar in 2012 with a gross tonnage amounting to 294.9m, up 8.1 percent, compared to the previous year.
The annual bulletin of maritime navigation statistics released by the Qatar Statistics Authority yesterday noted Ras Laffan Port recording maximum number of vessels docking,2123, followed by Mesaieed, 2082.
Net tonnage was 128.0m, an increase of 7.6 percent compared to 2011. Main types of vessels were oil and gas tankers amounting to 2636 vessels with a tonnage of 238.7m, an increase of 3.7 percent compared to 2011 figures.
Main vessels’ country of registration was Panama with 961 vessels, followed by Marshal Islands with 626 vessels and Bahamas with 402 vessels.
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