Hamad Port to Start Full Operations from Dec 1
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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Rosberg wins Formula One title INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-8, 28 COMMENT 26, 27 in Abu Dhabi REGION 9 BUSINESS 1–5, 11-12 QIMC-led JV in deal for 19,144.00 9,734.18 46.06 ARAB WORLD 10, 11 CLASSIFIED 6-10 +90.00 +19.25 -1.90 INTERNATIONAL 12–25 SPORTS 1 – 12 calcium chloride plant +0.47% +0.20% -3.96% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10286 November 28, 2016 Safar 28, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir meets GCC chief Hamad Port In brief to start full QATAR | Communication Post offi ces to have operations self-service kiosks Qatar Postal Services Company (Q-Post) and Malomatia, the leading national IT service and solution provider, have reached an agreement for introducing from Dec 1 Electronic Point of Sales (E-POS) systems and self-service kiosks By Pratap John nual handling capacity in Qatar to 2mn at post offices across the country. Chief Business Reporter twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) The signing ceremony that from the 750,000-TEU capacity at the took place at Q-Post head office existing port. was attended by chairman and HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met at the Emiri Diwan yesterday with GCC Secretary General Dr Abdullatif atar’s multi-billion dollar Once the fi rst phase is operational, managing director Faleh al-Naemi bin Rashid al-Zayani. During the meeting, the GCC chief briefed the Emir on the latest preparations for the 37th GCC Summit state-of-the-art Hamad Port the government will evaluate the time- and Malomatia managing director due to be held in Bahrain in December. Talks during the meeting also dealt with a number of topics relating to the march of Qwill start full operations on lines for the other two phases, which and board member Yousef al- the GCC’s joint action and means of enhancing it in addition to the latest developments in the region. December 1, the Ministry of Transport would bring the total handling capacity Naama. Page 5 and Communications has announced. to 6mn TEUs once completed. Consequently, the existing Doha In an earlier interview with the Ox- REGION | Politics Port will be closed to commercial ves- ford Business Group, HE the Minister sel traffi c from December 1, although of Transport and Communications, Kuwait opposition in it will continue to receive cruise ships Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti said Ha- strong election showing for some time. Doha Port will be totally mad Port was strategically located to Opposition groups and their allies closed from March 31, showed the an- handle the expanding trade in the Gulf secured nearly half of the Kuwaiti Ambulance alert system nouncement by the ministry and the and beyond, into the hinterland of Qa- parliament’s seats, off icial election New Port Project Steering Committee. tar and neighbouring GCC countries. results showed yesterday. The The Hamad Port Project was The facilities will feature cutting- opposition and its allies won 24 launched in June 2007 with the rec- edge technology and associated sys- of the assembly’s 50 seats, the ognition that Qatar’s import demands tems that will cater to all types of ves- electoral authority announced on way for motorists were set to rise dramatically in the sels, cargo handling and clearance, following Saturday’s snap election coming years. and throughput rates that will set the called after a dispute over the hiking Located on a 26.5-sq-km area facility apart from the region’s existing of petrol prices. Page 9 amad Medical Corporation’s further ahead,” stated executive direc- campaign was to give way to ambu- south of Doha, the multi-billion dol- ports. (HMC) Ambulance Service is tor, Healthcare Co-ordination Service, lances on the road in order to ensure lar project is one of the world’s larg- Environmental protection strate- ARAB WORLD | Confl ict Hcurrently testing an interna- Thomas Reimann. our teams to arrive at their destina- est greenfi eld port developments, and gies – such as sustainable resource tional FM radio over-broadcast system When activated by the ambulance tion as quickly as possible,” he point- will include a new port, a new base for use, waste management and sustain- Thousands flee regime which will allow ambulance crews to driver or crew member, the system ed out. the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces and the ability certifi cation for buildings – will advance into east Aleppo alert surrounding drivers of their ap- overrides the FM radio channel inside HMC’s Ambulance Service consist- Um Alhoul Special Economic Zone, a ensure the port achieves a sustainable Thousands of civilians have fled proach. cars within the signal vicinity and re- ently meets or exceeds its National report by the Oxford Business Group balance between economic growth, rebel-held east Aleppo after The new system, Radiolert Mobile lays the message ‘Warning, ambulance Health Strategy response targets. showed. social development and environmental government forces, determined FM80, is an internationally used soft- approaching. Give way.’ Throughout 2015, the service Its facilities include a general cargo protection. to retake all of Syria’s second city, ware that enables ambulance crews “Depending on the registered lan- reached 91.8% of calls within Doha terminal, multi-use terminal, off shore The transfer of operations from the seized its largest rebel-controlled to send a message to cars up to 200m guage of the FM radio channel be- in under 10 minutes. This impressive supply base, coast guard facility and existing Doha Port to Hamad Port has district and advanced into two other ahead. ing broadcast, the Radiolert system performance has been achieved de- marine unit, as well as a centralised involved the transfer of staff employed areas. The capture on Saturday of “The technology we are currently will play the warning message in one spite an increase in the number of calls Customs area, administrative district by Qatar Ports Management Company Masaken Hanano - which had been testing off ers us a highly advanced way of four languages: Arabic, English, received by the service. and multiple maritime facilities. (Mwani), government agencies, stake- the biggest rebel-held district of of alerting drivers that an ambulance Hindi and Malayalam,” Reimann ex- In recent years, the Ambulance On completion of all construction holders and service providers, al-Su- Aleppo - was a breakthrough in a is approaching,” said Ahmed al-Bakri, plained. Service has expanded the LifeFlight phases, Hamad Port will off er capacity laiti said. 13-day regime off ensive to retake operations manager at the Ambulance Al-Bakri recalled the 2012 national service, introduced a new state-of- for 6mn twenty-foot equivalent units a While these organisations have the entire city. Yesterday, regime Service. campaign, ‘Help us Help you’, designed the-art ambulance fl eet and built year, as well as 1.7mn tonnes of general worked effi ciently and eff ectively at forces also took control of two “Our ambulance lights and sirens to educate the public about practical dispatch points around the country. goods, 1mn tonnes of food grains and Doha Port, the early operational phase neighbouring areas, Jabal Badra and can be seen or heard by drivers up to ways in which they could assist the These steps have enabled the service 500,000 vehicles. has allowed the integration of their ac- Baadeen, the Syrian Observatory of 50m away, but the Radiolert system Ambulance Service. to reach patients quickly, regardless of Once the fi rst phase becomes fully tivities in the improved working envi- Human Rights said. Page 10 allows us to forewarn drivers much “One of the key messages of the their location. operational in 2016, it will increase an- ronment off ered by Hamad Port. Thundery downpour leaves Motorist rescued several Doha roads fl ooded late-afternoon downpour left tered rain are also expected in off shore a number of roads fl ooded in areas. A Doha yesterday as the country A minimum temperature of 20C is experienced another day of rain and expected in Mesaieed, Wakrah and thunder. other places today, while in Doha it will More showers are expected in Qatar be 21C. today, the Met department has said. Yesterday, a minimum temperature While thundery rain was reported of 19C was recorded in Al Sheehaniya, from across the country through the Karana and Turayna. In the capital, a day, the capital remained largely dry minimum of 20C was recorded in the until around 4pm yesterday. For about Qatar University area. 45 minutes since then, heavy rain – ac- Meanwhile, the Ministry of Munici- companied by strong winds – lashed pality and Environment (MME)’s rain diff erent parts of the city, catching emergency teams continued to drain commuters unawares and resulting water from areas lying in diff erent mu- in waterlogging that led to long traffi c Emergency teams continued to drain nicipalities in the country yesterday, queues along several roads. rainwater from areas in diff erent with forecasts indicating that the rain The areas aff ected by yesterday’s municipalities in the country. this year could be heavier than last year downpour included Najma, Mansoura, in most regions of the country, the of- Personnel of the General Directorate of the Civil Defence rescued a motorist on Saturday from drowning as his vehicle Mamoura, Abu Hamour, Doha Jadeed, received heavy rain on Saturday, too, fi cial Qatar News Agency (QNA) re- got stranded in an underpass for camels at Rawdat Al Rashid. Local Arabic daily Arrayah reported yesterday that the Al Hilal and several others, according which caused fl ooding in a number of ported early yesterday evening.