Original news was published on 12 February, 2016

Qatari government officials have heard recommendations to improve heavy transport regulation in the country. The findings were delivered as part of a report to the cabinet by special transport committee members.

The new report makes a number of suggestions including:

• Creation of a database of heavy transport owners in the country.
• Closer regulation of rental agreements.
• Framing rules for the nationalization of heavy transport activities.

The proposed database would include details of individuals, companies and commercial institutions operating in the heavy transportation sector. There would also be provision to store registration details of all vehicles, heavy machinery and equipment operating in the sector.

The committee further suggested the development of a unified model for contracts related to the rental of heavy transport equipment or machinery.
Prior to making their recommendations the committee considered input from the Qatari Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Transport and Communications and Qatar’s Chamber of Commerce.

Qatar sits on the third-largest gas reserves in the world after Russia and Iran, with 896 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. As a result, the wealthy Middle Eastern state has been able to finance numerous large-scale infrastructure projects and has become a center for project cargo and heavy-lift shipments.

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