<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="background-color:#ffffff">Abu Dhabi-based AD Ports Group said Wednesday it signed a preliminary agreement with the General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) to form a </span></span></span>joint venture (JV) to develop Al-Faw Grand Port and its associated economic zone.</p>