Abu dhabi: AD Ports Group (ADPORTS:ADX), a prominent global enabler of trade, industry, and logistics solutions, has released its 2025 Annual Report, revealing a year of unprecedented revenue and profit. The Group has strategically expanded its key trade corridors, optimized its asset portfolio and balance sheet, and invested in essential port infrastructure, logistics capabilities, and maritime connectivity to fuel international growth.
According to Emirates News Agency, the report titled "Curating Connectivity" underscores the Group's successful expansion along critical international trade corridors, including the UAE, Europe, Egypt, Pakistan, and Africa. This expansion aims to enhance global connectivity despite challenges such as regional conflicts, tariffs, a weakening global macroeconomic environment, and ongoing supply chain disruptions.
The Group's Ports, Economic Cities and Free Zones, and Maritime and Shipping Clusters were pivotal in achieving a record Group Revenue of AED20.77 billion and a total net profit of AED2.07 billion, marking a 20% and 16% increase from 2024, respectively. Since 2020, revenue and profits have surged more than fivefold, driven by the Group's 'intelligent internationalisation' strategy and substantial investments to position Abu Dhabi as an international trade and industrial hub.
In 2025, the Group announced plans with global shipping partner CMA CGM Group to expand their joint CMA Terminals Khalifa Port container facility in Abu Dhabi, responding to high demand. Internationally, AD Ports Group acquired equity stakes in leading container terminal operators in Egypt and Syria, and announced plans with Egyptian partners to develop the 20 km² KEZAD East Port Said Industrial and Logistics Zone at the Suez Canal's Mediterranean entrance.
Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, Chairman of AD Ports Group, stated that the Group's results highlight the scale and resilience of its diversified business model and integrated clusters. The results also reflect the growing confidence customers, partners, and investors have in AD Ports Group as a long-term driver of sustainable growth. Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Managing Director and Group CEO, emphasized the disciplined execution and strategic importance of corridor-focused and regional strategies to customers and partners worldwide.
A significant achievement was the Group's ability to leverage its global network to win more business from existing major customers while expanding its client base across five continents. In 2025, the Group's customer base grew by nearly 20%, and spending by its top 10 customers increased by about 40%, demonstrating the appeal of the Group's end-to-end solutions.
Reflecting its enhanced global role, Khalifa Port was ranked 39th in the Lloyd's List Top 100 Ports in 2025. The Group first entered this prestigious list at 95th place in 2019. AD Ports Group also set a Guinness World Record for deploying the most agentic AI agents, 205, across a global logistics company, and reduced the carbon intensity of its global operations by 18% compared to 2024.
AD Ports Group showcased robust growth through the operational ramp-up of its main businesses, sustained organic investment in new infrastructure and services, and strategic mergers and acquisitions. The Group streamlined and strengthened its balance sheet through an active asset monetization program, expected to raise AED 4.6 billion through asset sales, subject to market conditions and regulatory approvals.
The UAE's expansion of its non-oil economy and global supply chain shifts provided financial tailwinds that supported the Group's profitable global expansion. Initiatives in West and East Africa, Angola, and Pakistan exemplified the Group's efforts to densify key trade corridors in 2025.
In 2026, AD Ports Group will focus on deepening its corridor-based model, integrating assets, and converting its operational presence into sustainable long-term value. The Group will develop and upgrade its port terminals in the UAE, Safaga, Egypt, Karachi, Pakistan, and Latakia, Syria.
The global shipping market in 2025 operated amid geopolitical, regulatory, and macroeconomic complexities. AD Ports Group adapted its operations to these challenges, aligning with international and local regulations. The UAE economy, driven by non-oil expansion, provided a stable foundation for maritime and logistics activities. According to the Central Bank of the UAE, the UAE recorded a 5% GDP growth in 2025, with non-oil foreign trade exceeding USD 1 trillion.
The 2025 Annual Report is available on the AD Ports Group website at.