UAE-based terminal operator AD Ports Group and Nimex Terminals, an affiliate of the global trading organization Nimex Petroleum Group, have broken ground on what is said to be the UAE’s first private-sector liquified petroleum gas (LPG) terminal hub, located at Khalifa Port.

The LPG terminal hub, announced in November 2025 together with the plan to establish a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal hub, is being developed to accommodate large, long-haul gas carriers and will deliver large-scale refrigerated storage and marine handling infrastructure for propane, butane, and LPG mix products.