AD Ports Group, Columbia Group form ship management joint venture

UAE's AD Ports Group and the Columbia Group, a Cyprus-based integrated maritime, logistics, leisure and energy firm, have formed a new joint venture company that will specialise in third-party vessel operations as well as manage the AD Ports Group's own oceangoing fleet.

The newly formed entity will be named Noatum – CSM. The partners said the JV will benefit from immediate access to Columbia's proprietary digital platform designed to streamline fleet performance enhancement, predictive maintenance, and regulatory compliance.

The platform will provide continuous live monitoring and comprehensive decision support tools to optimise voyages, speed, bunker usage, and emissions. The system will harness data from multiple vessels to enable informed decision-making and enhance operational and commercial performance.

The JV will be based in the UAE, from where it will support day-to day management and offer crew management, procurement, training, and other operational services.

The JV will be integrated into the AD Ports Group's maritime and shipping cluster service portfolio.