Source: Oleoscope (Russia)
AD Ports Group has signed a 50-year land lease agreement with Al Ain Mills, part of Jordan’s Al-Hazaa Investment Group. The agreement includes the construction of grain storage and processing infrastructure at Khalifa Port in the UAE.
The 50,000 square meter facility will have a storage capacity of around 300,000 tons of grain and is scheduled to be operational within 2.5 years of construction. It is expected to play a crucial role in supporting the UAE’s food security initiatives and contribute to the region’s economic growth by creating jobs and boosting trade activities. Khalifa Port is the trade gateway to Abu Dhabi and handles all containerized transportation for the emirate. Its development is designed to significantly increase the efficiency and capacity of grain storage and handling, meeting the growing demand in the Gulf Arab region and beyond.
“The agreement underscores the strategic importance of Khalifa Port as a vital trade hub not only for the UAE, but for the entire region,” said Saif Al Mazroui, chief executive officer of AD Ports Group’s port cluster. “The state-of-the-art grain storage and processing facility will expand our port’s capabilities and attract more customers looking for world-class infrastructure and seamless access to global markets.”
Khalifa Port’s current throughput capacity is 2.5 million TEUs and 12 million tons of general cargo per year, with an expected capacity of 15 million TEUs and 35 million tons of general cargo by 2030.
Al Ain Mills, established in 2010 in Ajman, UAE, processes soft and durum wheat from countries such as Canada and Australia, as well as from Europe and the Black Sea. In addition to serving local customers, the company supplies flour to more than 10 countries in Asia, Africa and South America.
Earlier AD Ports Group signed an agreement to build a Sarzha grain terminal on the Caspian Sea coast, in the port of Kuryk, Kazakhstan. The preliminary cost of the project is estimated at $50 million. Upon completion of the first phase in 2026, the terminal will have a capacity of 570,000 tons of grain cargo per year. With the construction of the second phase, the transshipment capacity will reach 1.5 million tons per year.