Georgia
Georgia in country located in Transcaucasia, bordering on the Black Sea, north of Turkey and Armenia. It regained independence when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. In August 2008 Russia unilaterally recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia (parts of Georgia), and Russian military forces remain in those regions. The country would like to join the European Union. Its leading ports are Batumi and Poti. Also, the country has made efforts to build a deep sea port at Anaklia, although these efforts are currently stalled.
Turkey: Minister Karaismailoğlu – The freight train is on its way to sister countries
News – Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure – April 18, 2020 Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu stated that foreign...
Turkey ratifies Lapis Lazuli transport corridor route
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 14, 2020 – The Resmi Gazete, the national and only official journal of the country that publishes the new...
Batumi port receives two ships with a total of 63,000 kg of food and medicine
Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia met two ships at the port of Batumi, which imported a total of 63,000 kg of food and medicine into the country...
Turkmenistan and Georgia discuss transport corridors
On April 1, 2020, a meeting was held in videoconference format between the representatives of Turkmenistan and Georgia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of...
Statement from Anaklia Development Corporation on Poti port development
News – Statement from Anaklia Development Corporation – Port of Poti is an inadequate substitute for Anaklia Deep Sea Port (Issued via Facebook)...
APM Terminals Poti updates status – March 26
News – APM Terminals Poti update – March 26 Dear Valued Customers, We would like to provide you with an update on APM Terminals Poti’s business...
APM Terminals Poti receives first stage approval for expansion
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 30, 2020 – APM Terminals Poti has received approval from the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development for the...
EBRD praises Georgia’s economic growth & confirms future interest
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 9, 2020 – Following a meeting last week between, Jurgen Rigternik, First Vice President of the European Bank for...
Georgia and Qatar discuss transport and communications
Natia Turnava met with Qatar’s Minister of State Transport and Communications – March 3, 2020 On an official visit to Qatar, Georgia’s...
Georgia’s Natia Turnava meets Azerbaijani Minister of Economy Mikael Jabarov in Baku
Georgian and Azeri ministers discuss transport corridors – February 28, 2020 “We discussed joint logistics projects with the Minister of Economy of...
Georgia Minister meets with Asian Development Bank
Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natia Turnava held a working meeting with Shane Rosenthal, Permanent Representative of the Asian Development...
Genadi Arveladze speaks at the Economic Conference “Georgia and the World 2020”
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 27, 2020 – Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Genadi Arveladze, has been speaking at a...
Georgia seeks EU support for transport and communication links
Giorgi Gakharia – Georgia needs EU support in strengthening transport and communication links to enable businesses to convert political gains into...
TRACECA discusses transport corridor development with Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 27, 2020 – Asset Assavbayev, Secretary General of the PS IGC TRACECA, has visited Georgia and met with Natela...
Ukraine supports digitization of GUAM transport corridor
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 25, 2020 – Ukraine will facilitate the digitization of the GUAM transport corridor, said Minister of...
Analysis – Georgian and other deep sea ports around the Black Sea
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 12, 2020 – Georgia is the only Black Sea littoral state, which has no deep-water port. For more than three years it...
Georgia welcome involvement of US companies, American or European investors in Anaklia project
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 17, 2020 – Natia Turnava, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, has been reported as saying that its...