Hamad Port, Qatar’s gateway to the world, has not only become a hub of regional trade but is also proving an important strategic asset for meeting national food security needs.

“Hamad Port’s multi-use terminal is designed to serve the supply chains of the food grains with annual capacity of 1 million tonnes and RORO with 500,000 vehicles annually as well as livestock,” Mwani Qatar said in a tweet.

The multi-use terminal is segregated into sub-terminals equipped to handle imports of grain, vehicles and livestock. The grain terminal which has an optimum capacity to handle 1 million tonnes of grain has automated loading and unloading conveyors that discharge directly in storage silos, according to information shared on Mwani website.

The vehicle terminal accommodates vessels with rear and side mounted ramps with a capacity to handle 500,000 vehicles a year while the livestock terminal has multi-deck gates that segregate the different types of livestock.

In the same manner, Hamad Port Food Security Project, which was launched in 2017, spreads over 500,000 square metres and includes three main factories, in addition to three factories behind the main processing plants, in addition to silos and reservoirs.

The project consists of specialised facilities for the processing, manufacturing, and refining of rice, raw sugar and edible oils. The products will be available for local, regional, and global use. The amount of production of the factories is said to be enough for three million people.

The stock allows for two and a half years as a strategic stock in the country, and it can be re-exported abroad.

The QR1.6bn Hamad Port Food Security Project is poised to put Qatar on the map as a strong food exporting hub. The project also includes bulk storage silos with their associated infrastructure and conveyance equipment, in addition to the fundamental structures fully equipped for the project associated operations of handling, processing, packaging, reloading and transport.

One more feature of the project will be a specialised facility for the recycling of waste products arising from the processing of basic commodities to create regulatory compliant animal feed and food stocks.
Source: The Peninsula