AD Ports Group posted a 73 per cent surge in its third-quarter net income as revenue climbed on its push to mitigate the effect of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Net profit attributable to the owners of the company for three-month period to the end of September rose to Dh767 million ($209 million), the Abu Dhabi-based global ports and free zones operator said on Wednesday in a statement to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, where its shares trade.