AD Ports goes vertical in Pakistan, expands into last-mile

AD Ports linked up with Pakistan’s CEI Supply Chain on a new joint venture that is set to boost the South Asian nation’s inland logistics operations and allows it to compete with active freight players in the country. The Emirati player will own 51% of the JV, which will be consolidated under AD Ports Group by 1Q 2026.

Until now, AD Ports operated only in Pakistan’s maritime sector, signing a 25-yearconcession agreement in 2024 for a bulk and general cargo terminal at Karachi Port — as well as dredging the port. The firm is also working towards establishing an industrial zone near Karachi Port and Qasim Port.

AD Ports has laid the groundwork for inland expansion: AD Ports Group’s Maqta Technologies and Pakistan’s PSW partnered up — in collaboration with Pakistan’s Customs Services — to strengthen Pakistan’s Single Window systems, which the newly minted JV can now use. The firm can now layer CEI’s network on top of Maqta’s operations coupled with its newly established Islamabad representative office.

Duqm gets a seafood exportability + cold chain push

Oman’s Asyad Group has launched regular vessel calls by global shipper CMA CGM to the firm’s terminal at Duqm Port — in a move to cement the facility as an exporter of seafood and a key link in the country’s cold chain. The global shipper has partnered with Omani fishing player Oceans Fisheries and deployed a vessel named Ocean Fresh at Duqm Port. The 105-meter Fish Factory is a ship with onboard facilities to process, freeze, and package fish at sea.

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