CAPTAIN MOHAMED JUMA AL SHAMISI

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ABU DHABI PORTS

Captain Mohamed Juma

Al Shamisi is well known to TLME having been the recipient of the Most Innovative Executive Award for 2022. Capt. Al Shamisi won the award after leading Abu Dhabi Ports Group from a project-focused organisation to a fully operational, integrated business across 5 clusters.

The clusters Capt. Al Shamisi built are: Digital, Economic Cities & Free Zones, Logistics, Maritime, and Ports. Under the leadership of Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, AD Ports Group holds a prime position in the region’s commercial maritime industry, whilst boosting Abu Dhabi’s global profile.

Since joining AD Ports Group in 2008, Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi has held key leadership positions within its portfolio, including Executive Vice President for the Ports unit, where he was instrumental in restructuring and rationalising its assets. He also oversaw the completion and commissioning of the first phase of the group’s flagship Khalifa Port and KIZAD, its adjacent economic zone.

New Innovations

Since winning the aforementioned award, Capt. Al Shamisi has continued his path of innovation, most recently signing a deal to establish Abu Dhabi’s first EV assembly facility. Within the first phase, the facility will have an annual capacity of between 5,000 to 10,000 units for SDK EVs.

Abu Dhabi’s KIZAD has also signed a lease agreement with NWTN to build an Electric Vehicle (EV) assembly facility, in a bid to serve the growing demand for sustainable transport. The signing ceremony took place within KIZAD and NWTN also used the opportunity to demonstrate its EV offerings.

Capt. Al Shamisi said: “AD Ports Group is committed to driving sustainable manufacturing, and this key strategic partnership in KIZAD will support our wise leadership’s vision to advance industrial competitiveness while protecting the environment.”

Under Capt. Al Shamisi’s stewardship, AD Ports has also committed to further expand Khalifa Port to include drydock services. With this expansion, Khalifa Port will expand its range of port and marine logistics services, from container and cargo handling to vessel repairs and maintenance, to better serve existing clients and attract new ones.

As well as the above, AD Ports continues to make new ties to the wider world, most recently with Angola and Egypt.