Qatar Navigation (Milaha) has more than doubled its container shipping business - and its fleet - over the last two years.

"Given the rising demand for our services, we have been increasing our fleet steadily with the total number of vessels increasing over 100 units which are operating across multiple sectors," CEO Abdulrahman Al-Mannai told The Peninsula.

"Out of that, some 15 ships are dedicated to container shipping service, which has more than doubled compared to seven vessels used for the same purpose just about two to three years ago."