AD Ports Group Launches Noatum ‎Ports – Maqta Ayla ‎Digital Solutions in Jordan

• The joint venture with Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC) aims to ‎pioneer digital transformation across Aqaba’s logistics and port sectors
• First phase of Aqaba ports’ truck management system successfully ‎completed

Aqaba, Jordan / Abu Dhabi, UAE – 18 June 2026: AD Ports Group ‎‎(ADX: ADPORTS), a leading global enabler of integrated trade, industry and logistics ‎solutions, today announced the operational launch of Noatum ‎Ports – Maqta Ayla ‎Digital Solutions, a joint venture between AD Ports Group and Aqaba Development ‎Corporation (ADC). The initiative marks a significant step towards reinforcing Aqaba's ‎position as a leading regional trade and logistics hub, while supporting Jordan’s ‎broader economic development plans.‎

The joint venture, operating under Noatum Ports, the Group’s international ports ‎operating arm, was established following an agreement signed with Aqaba ‎Development Corporation to develop and operate a Port Community System (PCS). ‎The project aims to enhance digital integration and facilitate information exchange ‎among port users, the container terminal, relevant authorities, and all stakeholders, ‎contributing to increased operational and logistical efficiency in Aqaba.‎

In addition, the joint venture is delivering a truck management project at the ports of ‎Aqaba by deploying advanced digital solutions that connect relevant entities through a ‎unified digital window. This contributes to streamlining procedures, expediting the ‎issuance of necessary permits, and enhancing the seamless flow of logistics while ‎raising the efficiency of services across the city.‎

The official launch of operations was marked by a ceremony held in Aqaba, attended ‎by His Excellency Shadi Ramzi Al Majali, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of ‎the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority; His Excellency Hussein Al Safadi, CEO ‎of Aqaba Development Corporation; and Mohamed Al Tamimi, CEO of Noatum Ports ‎‎- AD Ports Group; alongside key stakeholders and partners from both entities.‎

His Excellency Shadi Al Majali, Chief Commissioner, Aqaba Special Economic ‎Zone Authority (ASEZA), said: "The launch of Noatum ‎Ports – Maqta Ayla Digital ‎Solutions represents a tangible step towards realising our vision of positioning Aqaba ‎as a fully integrated digital logistics gateway on the Red Sea, while also reflecting the ‎depth of the strategic partnership between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the ‎United Arab Emirates. Today, we are not merely launching a company, we are laying ‎the foundation for advanced digital infrastructure powered by artificial intelligence and ‎smart analytics, designed to enhance supply chain efficiency, reduce time and costs, ‎and elevate transparency and security across cargo and truck movements."‎

His Excellency added: "The company has already commenced implementation of its ‎first project, the truck management system at Aqaba ports, which will help regulate ‎truck traffic, reduce waiting times, and improve cargo-handling efficiency. This ‎milestone reflects the partners’ commitment to accelerating digital transformation ‎across the ports and logistics sector, while enhancing Aqaba’s competitiveness as a ‎leading regional trade and logistics hub.”‎

His Excellency Eng. Hussein Al Safadi, CEO - Aqaba Development ‎Corporation (ADC), said: The launch of the company’s operations marks an ‎important milestone in the development of Aqaba’s digital infrastructure and reflects ‎the success of the strategic partnerships that ADC continues to forge with leading ‎regional and international entities. This partnership brings together world-class ‎strategic partners, foremost among them AD Ports Group, one of the most ‎experienced global entities in the development, management, and operation of ports. ‎Through its extensive international presence and proven operational expertise, AD ‎Ports Group is well positioned to support the advancement of Aqaba’s logistics and ‎maritime ecosystem and contribute to its long-term growth and competitiveness.”‎

Mohamed Al Tamimi, CEO of Noatum Ports – AD Ports Group, said: "AD Ports ‎Group continues to strengthen its presence in Jordan. The launch of Noatum ‎Ports – ‎Maqta Ayla Digital Solutions marks another milestone in our strengthening partnership ‎with Aqaba Development Corporation. We remain fully committed to deploying our ‎global expertise and advanced technological solutions to drive supply chain efficiency ‎and support the digital transformation of the ports and logistics sector in Aqaba."‎

Al Tamimi added: "This launch aligns with AD Ports Group's growing and ‎increasingly diversified portfolio in Jordan, reflecting our long-term commitment to the ‎Kingdom. Our presence spans the management and operation of the Aqaba ‎Multipurpose Port, the development of landmark tourism assets such as the Aqaba ‎Cruise Terminal and Marsa Zayed, as well as the deployment of advanced customs ‎solutions to facilitate and streamline cross-border trade through the Al Madouneh ‎Customs Centre. We look forward to supporting our partners’ efforts to enhance ‎Jordan’s economic competitiveness and reinforce its position as a leading regional ‎and international trade gateway."‎

In February 2026, AD Ports Group signed a 30-year concession agreement with ‎Aqaba Development Corporation to manage and operate the Aqaba Multipurpose ‎Port. The agreement follows the inauguration of the Aqaba Cruise Terminal in ‎January 2023.‎

In January 2025, AD Ports Group appointed MAG Group Holding to lead the first ‎phase of development of Marsa Zayed, a 3.2 million m² beachfront tourism and ‎business community in Aqaba, designed to position the city as a regional tourism ‎centre and gateway to the Red Sea. This was followed in February 2025 by an ‎agreement with the Jordan Customs Department to manage and operate the new Al ‎Madouneh Customs Centre in Amman, strengthening cross-border trade and supply ‎chain efficiency.