Doha, Qatar: President of the Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ HE Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Meer, conducted a site visit to the Food Security Facilities and Warehouses Project at Hamad Port to review construction progress on one of Qatar’s most significant essential food security projects, which has now reached 98% completion.
During the visit, His Excellency reviewed the latest construction developments and technical installations and received a briefing from the project team on the remaining implementation stages and operational readiness plans ahead of project completion in accordance with the approved schedule.
The President emphasized the project's importance in supporting Qatar’s food security system and strengthening the country’s logistics and storage infrastructure, contributing to more efficient supply chains and ensuring the sustainable availability of food commodities.
The project is one of the key national initiatives overseen by Ashghal in support of the Qatar National Food Security Strategy and Qatar National Vision 2030. It provides integrated infrastructure for the storage and processing of essential food commodities while enhancing the management of the State’s essential reserves. 
For his part, Nabil Al Khaldi, Project Executive, says that the Food Security Facilities and Warehouses Project covers an area exceeding 530,000 square meters (53 hectares) and provides a total storage capacity of 300,000 metric tons, noting that the project includes the construction of 51 storage silos, along with specialized facilities for the processing, manufacturing, and storage of three key food commodities: rice, sugar, and edible oils. It also incorporates advanced facilities for oil refining and rice processing, designed in accordance with the highest operational standards. 
The project functions as a fully integrated standalone operational terminal within Hamad Port. It includes a dedicated berth measuring 575 meters in length and 12.5 meters in depth to receive specialized food cargo vessels. In addition, approximately 500 meters of the port’s quay wall will be utilized to support unloading and cargo-handling operations, enhancing food supply chain efficiency and accelerating the movement of essential commodities.’
Its location within Hamad Port provides a special advantage through the direct integration of import, storage, processing, and distribution operations, improving logistics efficiency and ensuring the rapid delivery of food products to storage facilities and local markets.
