AD Ports and Borouge to explore setting up alternative export hub for petrochemicals on UAE East Coast

With traffic through the Strait of Hormuz still blocked, Abu Dhabi-based AD Ports Group has signed a partnership agreement with leading petrochemical company Borouge Plc to explore establishing an alternative international export hub on the UAE’s East Coast.

The collaboration will leverage AD Ports Group’s strong marine connectivity and access to its comprehensive port services of Fujairah Terminals and Eastern ports facilities in the UAE, while assessing the development of dedicated polyolefins infrastructure on the East Coast.



Both parties say they will assess ways to reduce reliance on ‘constrained maritime passages’ and enhance flexibility in vessel scheduling and routing through joint engagement with shipping lines to enable new routes via Fujairah Terminals. Together, these efforts aim to support ‘stable and reliable’ export flows across a diversified portfolio of ports and logistics facilities.



Saif Al Mazrouei, Chief Executive Officer, Ports Cluster - AD Ports Group, said: “We look forward to collaborating with Borouge to explore opportunities that leverage AD Ports Group’s integrated port and logistics capabilities to support essential industrial exports and strengthen regional and global trade connectivity in line with the vision of our wise leadership.”





Borouge Plc is the largest exporter through AD Ports Group. This collaboration builds on a longstanding partnership between the two companies established in 2001 and reflects the shared ambition of AD Ports Group and Borouge Plc to strengthen supply chain resilience and reinforce the UAE’s position as a globally competitive logistics and industrial hub.