AD Ports Group Delivers Strong Q2 2025 Results, +15% Revenue Growth to AED 4.83 Billion and +9% EBITDA Growth to AED 1.17 Billion; Free Cash Flow Positive for the Quarter and Year-To-Date

Abu Dhabi, UAE – 13thAugust 2025:AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS), a global enabler of integrated trade, transport, industry, and logistics solutions, today announced its financial results for the second quarter and first half of the year ending 30thJune2025.AD Ports Group’s growth story continued in the first half of 2025 with double-digit top-line growth recorded in both Q2 and H1 2025,driven by the Ports, Economic Cities & Free Zones (EC&FZ), and Maritime & Shipping clusters.

As supply chains continue to recalibrate, the Group’sintegrated five-cluster ecosystem, anchored by a robust asset base and end-to-end service capabilities, continues to demonstrate both resilience and adaptability in volatile and disruptive times. This has enabled the Group to respond swiftly to shifting cargo flows and tocapitalise on new trade opportunities across our strategic focus regions: the Middle East, Red Sea, Europe, Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia.

The Group continues to focus on long-term investments in infrastructure assets through the Ports and Economic Cities & Free Zones clusters, while the Maritime & Shipping, Logistics, and Digital clusters provide critical support in creating a network effect, improving connectivity to the Group’s key markets, and adapting to evolving market dynamics.

While the Red Sea situation continues to pose a risk to global trade, the Group has been able to mitigate adverse impacts and, in fact, has capitalised on increased demand for both reliable passage through the Red Seaand alternative trade routes. Recent commercial progress in markets like Egypt and Central Asia shows the Group’s commitment to investing along existing and emerging trade routes. In parallel, ongoing policy shifts such as new US tariffs have added further complexity to global trade flows. The potential impact of US tariffs remains under close watch, though current announcements have not resulted in material effectsas disclosed in the strong set of operational performance delivered year-to-date.

The Group’s underlying operational performance was strong across the Ports, Economic Cities & Free Zones (EC&FZ), and Maritime & Shipping clusters, which all together constituted over 90% of total Q2 2025 EBITDA. In Ports, quarterly container throughput soared 17% YoY while general cargo volumes increased 13% YoY. It is worth mentioning the impressive container throughput performance of the CMA Terminal in Khalifa Port, which started commercial operations just at the beginning of 2025, with a quarterly utilisation of 80%(62% year-to-date). In EC&FZ, another 600,000 m2of land were leased in Q2 2025, bringing the total land leases year-to-date to 1.6 km2, while utilisation in the staff accommodation business, Sdeira Group, made another leap to 80%vs. 63% in Q2 2024, and 75% in Q1 2025. In the Maritime & Shipping cluster, container feeder shipping volumes rose 34% YoY, while the bulk, multipurpose, and Ro-Ro shipping vessel fleet reached 34 as of Q2 2025, up from 28 at the same period a year earlier. Marine services fleet also expanded meaningfully, with 74 vessels as of Q2 2025, up from 65 in Q2 2024. 

In Q2 2025, AD Ports Group further reinforced its ESG leadership through ongoing sustainability efforts.TheGroup signed a milestone collaboration agreement with Masdar, Advario, and CMA CGM Group to explore building an e‑methanol bunkering and export facility at Khalifa Port and KEZAD – an initiative key to accelerating the decarbonisation of global maritime transport through sustainable fuel infrastructure. The Group’s commitment to sustainable maritime operations was also reinforced with Noatum Maritime’s acquisition of the GCC’s first all-electric hydrofoil pilot boat, and the purchase of two fully electric tugboats.Additionally, the Group, together with New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), completed a three-year coral conservation and research project, which explored global coral relocation case studies to develop best practices tailored to the Arabian Gulf’s unique environment.

Steady operating profit growth, stable balance sheet, declining capex intensity, and strong generation of cash flow from operations resulted in positive free cash flow to the firm for the quarter and year-to-date

Q2 & H12025 Financial KPIs

Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Managing Director and Group CEO, said:

“The holistic core of AD Ports Group’s five-cluster business modeldelivered sustainable growth for its shareholders once againin a challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical environment, as strong resultsfrom our Ports, Economic Cities & Free Zones, and Maritime & Shipping clusters drove Q2 gains in overall Group revenue and operating profit. As global cargo flows continued to shift against a backdrop of regional conflicts and tariff volatility, the strategic flexibility of AD Ports Group’s synergistic business structure kept our value-enhancing international expansion on course, allowing us to mitigate adverse external factors, while capitalising on opportunities in dynamic regions such as the Red Sea, and along emerging alternative trade corridors we are developing such as inCentral Asia. While reduced geopolitical and macroeconomic visibility is expected to continue in the second half of the year, so too is the long-term profitable nature of our value-enhancing internationalisation, which, in line with the vision of our wise leadership in the UAE, and despite all temporary obstacles, is positioning AD Ports Group as a leader in sustainable trade, transport, logistics, and economic development”.

Key Business Developments in Q22025

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About AD Ports Group

Established in 2006, AD Ports Group is one of the world’s premier facilitators of logistics, industry, and trade, as well as a bridge linking Abu Dhabi to the world.

Listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX: ADPORTS), AD Ports Group’s vertically integrated business approach has proven instrumental in driving the emirate’s economic development over the past decade. Operating five clusters including Ports, Economic Cities & Free Zones, Maritime & Shipping, Logistics, and Digital, AD Ports Group’s portfolio comprises 34 terminals, with a presence in over 50 countries, and more than 550 square kilometres of economic zones within KEZAD Group, the largest integrated trade, logistics, and industrial business grouping in the Middle East.

AD Ports Group is rated “AA-” Outlook stable by Fitch, and “A1” outlook stable by Moody’s.

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