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.
Analysis – Anaklia project navigates deep geopolitical waters, supported by U.S. and disliked by Russia and China
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 15, 2019 – Georgia’s government has extended the deadline for Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) for submitting...
Georgian government reiterates support for Anaklia port
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 14, 2019 – Speaking at the 16th Batumi International Conference, Georgian Minister of Infrastructure Maia Tskitishvili...
16th Batumi International Conference starts in Georgia
News – 16th Batumi International Conference Dedicated to 10th Anniversary of Eastern Partnership – July 10, 2019 10 years passed since the launch...
Commissioner Stylianides addresses the 16th Batumi International Conference in Georgia
News – Commissioner Stylianides addresses the 16th Batumi International Conference in Georgia – July 11, 2019 Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and...
Georgia: Deep-sea port will allow us to develop road, rail, sea connections
Deep-sea port will allow us to develop road, rail, sea connections – July 12, 2019 Georgia has invested heavily in the construction of the East-West...
Prime minister promotes Georgian products in China
News Release – Prime Minister discussed prospects for export of Georgian products to China to Prime Minister of the State Council of People’s...
Result of Anaklia port construction tender due next week
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 8, 2019 – Badri Japaridze, one of the founders of Anaklia Development Consortium, has said that the winner of the...
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Parliament Speaker of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze discuss energy, transport and digital connectivity in the Black Sea Region
News Release – Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Parliament Speaker of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze discuss the Energy, Transport and Digital Connectivity...
Joint Declaration Eastern Partnership – taking the transport cooperation agenda forward
News – Joint Declaration Eastern Partnership – taking the transport cooperation agenda forward – June 6, 2019 (1) The European Union (EU) and...
Delivering on a stronger partnership: the EU and its six Eastern Partners agree to develop better transport links
News – Delivering on a stronger partnership: the EU and its six Eastern Partners agree to develop better transport links – Jun 6, 2019 Today in...
Analysis – Poti vs Anaklia game sinks Georgia’s hopes for a deep sea port
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) April 2, 2019 – Anaklia Deep Sea Port, the Georgia Black Sea construction project, was again put in doubt after last week’s...
Anaklia Development Consortium issues statement on Poti port development
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) June 3, 2019 – The Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) has commented on a report that the Ministry of Economy and...
PACE Group receives OPIC loan for Poti port development, Georgia
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) May 29, 2019 – The PACE Group has reported that it has received $50 million in funding from the Overseas Private Investment...
Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China visits Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) May 26, 2019 – The growing economic and trade relations between Georgia and China were the main topic discussed during...
Ministerial Conference on a Joint Maritime Agenda for the Black Sea held in Bucharest
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) May 26, 2019 – Last week, a Ministerial Conference on a Joint Maritime Agenda for the Black Sea was held in Bucharest,...
Georgian Prime Minister speaks about the development of country as multi-dimensional hub
News – Prime Minister’s Press Office – Mamuka Bakhtadze: We have ambition to be multi-dimensional hub in our region. We must become a hub for Doing...
Georgia and Kazakhstan to Offer Joint Logistics Projects to International Companies
News – Prime Minister’s Press Office – Georgia and Kazakhstan to Offer Joint Logistics Projects to International Companies – May 15,...