09.03.2022
Artikel Nummer: 39763
Qatar improves relations with Iran
According to a report published by the consulting agency Dezan Shira & Associates, Iran and Qatar plan to establish regular shipping links between the ports of the two countries. The countries also agreed to expand cooperation between Qatar Air and Iranian airlines.
Qatar's new Hamad Port, located south of Doha and with an annual cargo handling capacity of 7.8 million t, will serve as the hub. Instead of going through the Suez Canal, Qatari goods can thus be transported by rail from Iran's Gulf ports in Bandar Abbas and Chabahar north to the ports of Anzali or Baku, from where they can be shipped by rail to Europe, Russia or Central Asia. (sh)