AD Ports Group reported a 41 percent year-on-year increase in total net profit for the first quarter of 2026, with earnings reaching AED653 million, supported by stronger operating leverage, lower finance costs, and higher contributions from joint ventures and associates.
The group’s revenue rose 25 percent year-on-year to AED5.75 billion during the quarter, driven entirely by organic growth across its Maritime & Shipping and Economic Cities & Free Zones (EC&FZ) clusters.
EBITDA climbed 33 percent year-on-year to AED1.52 billion, while EBITDA margin improved to 26.4 percent compared to 24.7 percent during the same period last year.
The company said its diversified and integrated trade ecosystem helped maintain resilience amid complex geopolitical and macroeconomic conditions across the region.
Despite ongoing regional challenges in the Arabian Gulf, AD Ports Group confirmed that operations continued uninterrupted through precautionary business continuity measures, including rerouting cargo services to Fujairah Terminals and Khorfakkan Port and deploying additional land and air logistics bridges.
The group also launched new regional feeder shipping services connecting ports in India, Pakistan, Oman, the Red Sea, and the Upper Arabian Gulf region.
To support logistics continuity, AD Ports Group established a land bridge linking Fujairah and Khorfakkan to Khalifa Port, Jebel Ali Port, and Sharjah, using 800 trucks and four new daily rail services operated by Etihad Rail.
The company also expanded warehousing and storage capacity for essential goods to more than 76,000 square meters, with plans to increase capacity to 188,000 square meters.
In the Maritime & Shipping segment, container feeder shipping volumes increased 20 percent year-on-year to 871,000 TEUs, while the group’s bulk, multipurpose, and Ro-Ro fleet expanded to 63 vessels from 41 a year earlier.
Meanwhile, the Economic Cities & Free Zones cluster continued to record growth momentum, with 843,000 square meters of new industrial land leases signed at KEZAD Abu Dhabi.
KEZAD also completed the sale of warehouse assets to MAIR Group for AED295 million and the sale of a one-square-kilometer mixed-use land plot to Danube Properties for AED840 million.
Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi said the company responded decisively to rapidly evolving regional developments by strengthening supply chain resilience and expanding alternative logistics solutions across the UAE.
“Our Q1 performance was robust, with Group Revenue and Net Profit delivering strong double-digit year-on-year growth of 25 percent and 41 percent, respectively,” he said.
With inputs from WAM
