AD Ports Group and KTZ Express launch GulfLink Ltd

UAE-based AD Ports Group has commenced operations of its Central Asian logistics joint venture, GulfLink Ltd, with KTZ Express, the freight arm of Kazakhstan Railways.

GulfLink, 51% owned by the AD Ports Group, and 49% by KTZ Express, aims to transform Central Asia’s logistics landscape, where AD Ports has been building a presence in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Georgia.

Abdulaziz Zayed Alshamsi, regional CEO – AD Ports Group, said: “We are pleased to announce the commencement of operations for our GulfLink joint venture with KTZ Express in Kazakhstan, one of Central Asia’s fastest growing economies, and a key link in our strategy to upgrade the Middle Corridor route through Central Asia into a major, commercial East-West trade artery linking consumers and manufacturers in Asia and Europe.