Container Terminal 3 (CT3)
Container Terminal in Qatar

A Planned Terminal, Not Yet Operational

Container Terminal 3 (CT3) is the third container facility planned for Hamad Port, part of the port’s phased expansion toward a stated 7.5 million TEU annual capacity at full build-out. Unlike CT1 and CT2, which have been operational since 2016 and 2020 respectively, CT3 has no verified operational date, no confirmed berth count or draft figure, and no publicly confirmed operator, as of the time of writing.

This page exists to be honest about that gap rather than to invent specifications by analogy with CT1 and CT2. Hamad Port’s own long-term capacity target implies a third terminal is genuinely planned — the port’s current two-terminal capacity falls short of the stated 7.5 million TEU goal — but “planned as part of a stated master plan” is a different claim from “operational with these specifications,” and only the first is something we can currently confirm.

What to Expect

If CT3 follows the pattern of CT1 and CT2, it would likely be operated by QTerminals, the joint venture between Mwani Qatar and Qatar Navigation (Milaha) that runs Hamad Port’s other container and general cargo terminals. That is a reasonable expectation based on precedent, not a confirmed fact, and this page will be updated once CT3’s specifications and operational status are verifiable from a primary source.

Anyone with a booking that references CT3 should treat that as unusual and confirm directly with their carrier or forwarder — Maalbardaar’s own records will be updated the moment CT3’s operational status can be verified, and in the meantime we recommend treating any CT3 reference as worth double-checking rather than assuming it matches CT1/CT2’s setup.