The services of the new maritime route (Middle East 6) started operating, which connects Hamad International Port with the ports of 5 Arab countries, namely the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Morocco.
In a post on X platform, QTerminals - the port operator - said that the new service would provide additional opportunities for direct trade between the countries with regular service, faster and cost-effective transit.
The company indicated that the new service route will pass through about 10 ports, which are Hamad International Port (Qatar), Dammam Port (KSA), Jubail Port (KSA), Jebel Ali Port T2 Port (UAE), Duqm Port (Oman), Salalah (Oman), Suez Port (Egypt), Port Said Easy (Egypt), Tangier Med Port (Morocco), and Tangier Med2 Port (Morocco).