Abu Dhabi logistics firm expands into Kazakhstan

     Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group signed an agreement with Kazakhstan Wednesday pertaining to the Caspian Sea. 

     AD Ports Group will establish a joint venture with Kazmortransflot, a subsidiary of Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil and gas company KazMunayGas. The two will provide shipping and offshore services in the Caspian Sea. AD Ports Group specifically mentioned the following services in a press release: 

• -offshore support of vessels in the sea
• -subsea solutions, which could refer to underwater equipment for ocean exploration or seafloor mineral mining 
• -loading containers
• -"ro-ro," which refers to transporting wheeled vehicles
• -crude oil transportation