Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani Qatar) has launched a three times weekly service linking with Oman in a bid to beat the disruption caused by the travel ban imposed by Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE.
The company said in a statement: “A total of 12 direct calls per month to Hamad Port from Sohar Port have been added and Mwani Qatar reiterates its commitment to managing Qatar’s ports and providing a stable platform for supply-chain for Qatar’s economy.”
It was recently announced that the Port of Fujairah on the Eastern seaboard of the United Arab Emirates was going to ease restrictions for vessels calling from Qatar, which should allow for bunkering, after it banned all vessels that were either Qatari-flagged, owned, and all vessels that had or were going to call in Qatar from Fujairah’s port or anchorages.