A container ship berths at Abu Dhabi Port. [Photo/WeChat account: Shandong-Port]

Country: UAE

Signing Date: Dec 15, 2021 with Qingdao Port of Shandong Port Group

Established in 2006, AD Ports Group today serves as the region's premier facilitator of logistics, industry and trade, as well as a commercial bridge linking Abu Dhabi to the world. Part of ADQ, one of the region's largest holding companies with a broad portfolio of major enterprises spanning key sectors of Abu Dhabi's diversified economy, AD Ports Group's vertically integrated business approach is said to have proved instrumental in driving the emirate's economic development over the past decade.

Operating several clusters – covering ports, industrial cities and free zones, maritime, logistics and digital operations – AD Ports Group's portfolio is extensive. It comprises 11 ports and terminals in the UAE and Guinea in West Africa and more than 550 square kilometers of industrial zones within the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD) – as well as Zones Corp, the largest integrated trade, logistics and industrial business group in the Middle East.