Khalifa Port  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

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 port advanced five places

The latest ranking, based on results from 2025, reflects the combined performance of Khalifa Port’s three container terminals, which are operated in partnership with the leading global shipping lines CMA CGM, COSCO and MSC. Together, they handled 6.6 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in 2025, which is a 21.6% increase on the 5.42 million TEUs handled 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 2019, Khalifa Port has advanced 61 ranks.

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.‎

Lloyd’s List ranks the world’s container 

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.‎

Reinforce the UAE’s position within global ‎supply chains.

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.”‎

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Khalifa Port hosts three advanced container terminals

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.‎

 Khalifa Port is a comprehensive logistics gateway.

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.

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Source: Press Release

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