Khalifa Port Rises Five Positions to 34th in Lloyd’s List Top 100 Container Ports Ranking

• Khalifa Port records highest year-on-year throughput growth among the ‎world’s top 40 container ports in the 2026 ranking
• Abu Dhabi’s flagship port handled 6.6 million TEUs in 2025, up 21.6% year-‎on-year

Abu Dhabi, UAE – 27 October 2026: AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS), a leading ‎global enabler of integrated trade, industry and logistics solutions, announced that its ‎flagship port, Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, has advanced five positions to rank 34th globally ‎in the prestigious Lloyd’s List Top 100 Container Ports 2026, marking further significant ‎progress among the world’s leading container ports.‎

The latest ranking based on 2025 results reflects the combined performance of Khalifa ‎Port’s three container terminals, which are operated with leading global shipping lines ‎CMA CGM, COSCO, and MSC. Together, they handled 6.6 million TEUs (twenty-foot ‎equivalent units) in 2025, representing an increase of 21.6% compared with 5.42 million ‎TEUs in 2024.‎

Khalifa Port recorded the highest percentage increase among the world’s top 40 ‎container ports in the 2026 ranking. The port advanced five places from 39th in the ‎previous edition of the ranking. ‎

Since first entering the global ranking in 95th position in 2019, Khalifa Port has advanced ‎‎61 positions. This sustained progression reflects AD Ports Group’s continued investment ‎in world-class infrastructure, increased capacity, advanced technology and operational ‎efficiency, supported by a growing network of international shipping line connections and ‎strong long-term terminal operator partnerships.‎

Recognised as a leading industry benchmark, Lloyd’s List ranks the world’s container ‎ports according to their annual throughput. Khalifa Port’s advancement underscores the ‎growing scale of its operations and its contribution to strengthening Abu Dhabi’s position ‎as a global centre for trade, logistics and industry.‎

The strong performance in 2025 was driven by increased terminal utilisation, robust ‎market demand, and the addition of new capacity. CMA Terminals Khalifa Port, the ‎Group’s container terminal with CMA CGM, was a key contributor to this growth, ‎handling more than 1.3 million TEUs during its first full year of operation, following its ‎inauguration in January 2025.‎

Saif Al Mazrouei, Chief Executive Officer, Ports Cluster – AD Ports Group, said: ‎‎“Khalifa Port’s rise to 34th in the Lloyd’s List ranking reflects the strength of our long-term ‎vision and our continued commitment to operational excellence. A 21.6% increase in ‎container throughput, alongside a five-place rise in the global ranking, demonstrates the ‎progress achieved through sustained investment in infrastructure, capacity, technology ‎and connectivity. This achievement is also a testament to the dedication of our teams, ‎the confidence of our customers and the value of our strategic partnerships. We will ‎continue investing in capacity, connectivity, and innovative solutions that strengthen our ‎role as a world-class gateway for trade, and reinforce the UAE’s position within global ‎supply chains.”‎

Khalifa Port hosts three advanced container terminals: Abu Dhabi Terminals with MSC, ‎CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal with COSCO, and CMA Terminals Khalifa Port. Together, these ‎terminals provide customers with extensive connectivity to major international markets, ‎scalable capacity, and access to AD Ports Group’s integrated trade and logistics ‎ecosystem.‎

The ongoing expansion of CMA Terminals Khalifa Port will increase the terminal’s annual ‎handling capacity by almost 50% to 2.7 million TEUs. Once completed, the development ‎will raise Khalifa Port’s total annual container-handling capacity to 10.5 million TEUs.‎

Serving as a comprehensive logistics gateway, Khalifa Port integrates sea, road, and rail ‎connectivity. Its connection to AD Ports Group’s inland logistics network, dry ports, cargo ‎facilities and industrial zones supports efficient cargo movement locally, and provides ‎customers with greater flexibility across their regional and global supply chains.‎

Through continued investment, strategic partnerships, and integrated trade and logistics ‎solutions, AD Ports Group remains committed to advancing its global competitiveness, ‎and to supporting the UAE’s long-term economic diversification.