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.
EBRD and International Maritime Organization to jointly promote green shipping industry
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Maritime...
China Railway International Group interested in Anaklia Port project
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – China Railway International Group has sent a delegation to Georgia to look at investment opportunities...
Georgia as a Transit Hub and its Increasing Potential in the Implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – On January 25, PMC Research hosted a public discussion and a presentation introducing the findings of...
APM Terminals submits design for expansion of the Poti Sea Port
January 9, 2018 APM Terminals Poti and Poti New Terminals Consortium have submitted a conceptual design for a first stage construction permit for the expansion...
APM Terminals Poti to build cargo terminal
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) January 12, 2018 – APM Terminals Poti and Poti New Terminals Consortium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for...
China’s ZPMC to invest $50m in Anaklia Deep Sea Port
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) December 29,2017 – A contract has been signed for ZPMC (Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd), a Chinese equipment...
Representatives of Anaklia port in Georgia visit Constanta port
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) December 20, 2017 – On December 13, 2017, representatives of Anaklia port in Georgia, Levan Akhvlediani, CEO, and...
Ukrainian prime minister attends Tbilisi Belt & Road Forum
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) December 4, 2017 – Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman has attended the Tbilisi Belt & Road Forum and...
APM Terminals manager questions need for new Anaklia port
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortS Europe) December 2, 2017 – A director of APM Terminals Poti Port, has been quoted as saying that the new Anaklia port is not...
Venice port President Pino Musolino attends Tbilisi Belt & Road Forum
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) December 1, 2017 – Venice port President Pino Musolino has attended the Tbilisi Belt & Road Forum to strengthen...
First Baku-Tbilisi-Kars train departs from Turkey’s Mersin port
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 30, 2017 – The first train to run from Turkey to Azerbaijan on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway departed from...
Anaklia Development Consortium signs agreements on with Baku and Kuryk ports
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 29, 2017 – Anaklia Development Consortium has signed agreements on corridor with Baku International Port and...
Event: Tbilisi Belt and Road Forum – November 28-29, 2017
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 21, 2017 – The Government of Georgia will host in Tbilisi a regional conference inviting government officials,...
World Bank team presents initial findings on improving freight transit of the Caucasus Transit Corridor
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 19, 2017 – The World Bank team has presented the initial findings of its study on improving freight transit and...
Batumi and Poti ports join Lapis Lazuli transit corridor
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 19, 2017 – Georgia is to join the Lapis Lazuli Corridor, a transport route connecting Europe and Asia by road,...
APM Terminals adds tugboat capacity at Poti port, Georgia
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 16, 2017 – APM Terminals Poti has added two Azimuth Stern-Drive (ASD) tugboats from the Maersk Transport &...
First freight train on Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway departs Baku port
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 3, 2017 – On October 30, the inauguration ceremony of the Baku–Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway was held at...