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AD Ports Group Overview

AD Ports Group – formerly Abu Dhabi Ports Company – is the exclusive developer and regulator of ports and related infrastructure in Abu Dhabi.

Part of Abu Dhabi investment and holding company ADQ, AD Ports Group has a portfolio of ports, economic zones, logistics and digital businesses driving the growth of international trade.

It was publicly listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange in February 2022, raising over $1 billion in an initial public offering. ADQ is its majority shareholder.

AD Ports Group has evolved into a significant driver of economic growth, contributing more than AED 150 billion ($40 billion) to the UAE’s GDP, representing more than 10 percent of the Abu Dhabi’s non-oil GDP and creating almost 375,000 jobs. 

In 2023 it signed a $2 billion financing agreement with a syndicate of 13 regional and international banks. The funding requirement was 3.7-times oversubscribed, with commitments of $7.4 billion in total from the participating banks.

AD Ports Group has a maritime fleet of 254 vessels, 33 port terminals and an industrial land bank of 550 sq km.

Over the past few years AD Ports Group has signed numerous deals to update, invest in and operate ports and infrastructure across the Middle East and Africa.

AD Ports Group News

State-owned Gulf businesses have been raising debt but issues face high borrowing costs

Gulf issuers plan debt sales, undeterred by market turmoil

Gulf issuers, including Saudi Arabia’s $925 billion sovereign wealth fund, are working on a round of bond offerings, according to sources, braving debt markets despite recent turmoil ignited by US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. Markets have been volatile since Trump announced sweeping tariffs on April 2, even after he rolled most of them back, as investors struggle to […]

The Port of Luanda handles 76 percent of Angola’s container and general cargo, serving as a logistics centre for landlocked neighbours

AD Ports moves ahead with Angolan port upgrade

State-controlled Abu Dhabi ports operator AD Ports Group is to upgrade Angola’s largest port as it expands its reach in Africa, the company said in a statement. The company has appointed UAE-based Mar Construction Civil & Obras Publicas to design and build the port’s infrastructure, the statement said. Additionally, the company has engaged Lebanon-based Dar Al […]

Turkey's Izmir port. While exports to Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman fell, these losses have been eclipsed by huge rises in exports to the UAE and Qatar

UAE enters the major league of Turkish export markets

Turkey’s exports to the GCC bloc rose sharply in February, driven by a strong increase in shipments to the United Arab Emirates. The UAE figures offset falls in sales to some other GCC member states. The numbers were released before the detention two weeks ago of Istanbul mayor and leading opposition figure Ekrem İmamoğlu, which […]

ADQ can still accept shares from Aramex shareholders who did not tender during the offer period until March 24

ADQ takes majority stake in Dubai-listed Aramex

ADQ, the third-largest of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth funds, has become a majority shareholder in Dubai-listed logistics company Aramex. The fund now owns 58 percent in Aramex following a voluntary tender offer, which includes 23 percent owned by its subsidiary, AD Ports Group, and 35 percent bought from previous shareholders, ADQ said in a statement on Tuesday. […]

A view of Alsancak freight and passenger port. The port is owned by Turkey’s sovereign fund TWF since 2017

Turkey says talks with Abu Dhabi fail on port deal

The Turkish government has confirmed that talks with Abu Dhabi Ports Group (AD Ports) over operating rights at the Alsancak freight and passenger port in Western Turkey have failed. “The aim there was to get a partner for the Alsancak port and adding capital to expand it,” Turkish transport minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu told Bloomberg. No […]

Profit and revenue at AD Ports both rose last year

UAE’s AD Ports profit up to $1bn

Abu Dhabi state ports business AD Ports Group reported around $1 billion in net profit in 2024, a 24 percent year-on-year increase, as revenue rose by nearly half to AED17 billion ($4.6 billion). Total assets grew by 15 percent year on year to AED64 billion last year. Group CEO Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi said the […]

Jordan's Al Madouneh Customs Centre houses automated inspection ramps, smart warehouses and predictive analytics

AD Ports to operate customs centre in Jordan

Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group has won a contract to manage and operate a new customs centre in Amman, Jordan, the company said in a statement.  The company aims to increase cross-border trade, reduce clearance times, and enhance supply chain efficiency at the 1.3 million sq m Al Madouneh Customs Centre, which opened last June. […]

Monitoring air pollution in Dubai. The UAE is seeking to quantify and reduce its impact on the climate

UAE companies have mixed success in cutting emissions

While many of the UAE’s major corporations are making limited progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, analysis by AGBI reveals that Emsteel (formerly known as Emirates Steel Arkan) is the standout performer. The UAE, the second-largest Arab economy, is seeking to quantify and reduce its impact on the climate, and in November pledged to slash its scope 1 […]