Abu dhabi: AD Ports Group has signed a framework agreement with the National Company Maritime Ports Administration SA, the administrator of the Port of Constan?a in Romania, to explore strategic investment and development opportunities in the Black Sea's largest port.
According to Emirates News Agency, the agreement establishes a platform for collaboration across areas of mutual interest, including greenfield and brownfield port development, deployment of advanced digital solutions, and the advancement of sustainability-driven initiatives centered on renewable energy adoption, efficient waste management, and emissions reduction. This collaboration aims to reinforce long-term resilience and responsible growth.
Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Managing Director and Group CEO of AD Ports Group, emphasized the strategic importance of this partnership. He stated, "This agreement provides a framework for dialogue and cooperation with the Port of Constan?a, one of the most strategically significant maritime hubs in the Black Sea region." He further added that the Group is keen on exploring opportunities to strengthen its presence along the Middle Corridor while supporting Romanian partners in unlocking sustainable economic growth through enhanced connectivity and trade.
The Port of Constan?a, located at the eastern edge of Europe, serves as a major trade gateway on the Black Sea and is one of the largest ports in Europe. In 2025, it handled 88 million tonnes of cargo and approximately 1 million TEUs containers. Situated at the mouth of the Danube-Black Sea Canal, the port provides a vital maritime link between Black Sea shipping routes and inland waterways serving Eastern and Central Europe.
As a fully integrated multimodal hub, Constan?a connects sea, rail, road, and river networks, playing a pivotal role in facilitating regional and international trade flows. It handles significant volumes of agri-products such as grains and cereals from Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Over the past four years, AD Ports Group has strategically invested across Central Asia and Pakistan to help reactivate the Middle Corridor, a commercially viable trade route connecting China and Europe along the historic Silk Road. In 2025, the Group launched the Gulf Link logistics joint venture with KTZ Express, inaugurated an intermodal logistics hub in Tbilisi, Georgia, and partnered with SEMURG Invest LLP to develop a grain terminal at Kazakhstan's Kuryk Port on the Caspian Sea.
Since 2022, through joint ventures with Kazakhstan's national oil and shipping companies, KMG and KTMF, the Group has deployed tanker vessels to transport Kazakh oil across the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan. In December 2025, it expanded its regional footprint by partnering with Avesto Group in Tajikistan to establish an integrated logistics and freight forwarding joint venture.
