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AD Ports secures Cameroon gateway with 30-year Douala concession
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Monday, 16 February 2026
Good morning, ladies and gents.
We’re deep into the pre-Ramadan rush, and the region’s energy players and logistics giants aren’t exactly winding down for the short hours just yet.
The big story today is AD Ports locking in a 30-year concession to develop and operate a new dry bulk terminal at Cameroon’s Douala Port — a move that adds to its growing Africa portfolio as it vies to dominate the corridor.
Today at a glance
Transportation
Rail
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Ports
AD Ports expands footprint to Cameroon with 30-year Douala terminal concession
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Aviation
Talabat, AD Ports, and Abu Dhabi Aviation post FY 2025 results
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Storage + Warehouses
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Setting up new warehouses — as well as operating existing…
Projects
Business
Explainers
The middle-mile should be UAE’s next big focus in autonomous trucking uptake
Passengers are moving autonomously, but goods have a long way…
East Port Said, Tanger face a new challenge with Europe’s carbon rules for shipping
To prevent losing volumes to non-EU transhipment hubs and evasive rerouting, the EU set up a list of high-risk neighboring container transhipment…
