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.
EU holds maritime event in Batumi, Georgia
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 20, 2017 – On September 15 the EU held the “Connecting the region through marine and maritime...
EU Commission: Building a maritime strategy in the Black Sea
EU Commission, September 15, 2017 – Building a maritime strategy in the Black Sea Developing the blue economy in the Black Sea was the theme of a...
Event – Argus Caspian-Black Sea Transport Corridor – 2017, Batumi, September 14-15, 2017
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 15, 2017 – The Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi is hosting the international conference “Argus...
Economy Minister at International Transport Conference in Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 15, 2017 – The Georgian Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Giorgi Gakharia has attended the...
Anaklia and Alat ports intend to establish close cooperation
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 14, 2017 – The CEO of the Anaklia Development Consortium Levan s interview to has given an interview...
Georgian ports cargo traffic declines 1.2% y/y in H1 2017
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 15, 2017 – Georgian ports handled 8.3 million tonnes of cargo in the first half of 2017, down 1.2% on the year, the...
Azeri oil exports through Novorossiysk port rise 31% y/y in H1 2017
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – The exports of Azeri oil through Russia’s Novorossiysk port rose by 31% on the year in the first...
SSA Marine to Operate Anaklia Deep Sea Port
Anaklia, Georgia, (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) has contracted SSA Marine as the terminal operator for the Anaklia...
Completion of first phase of Anaklia Deep Sea Port will result in creating 300-500 jobs
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – Completion of the first phase of Anaklia Deep Sea Port will result in 300-500 new jobs according to the...
Georgia, Iran & Azerbaijan to launch south-west transport corridor
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – The heads of Georgian, Iranian and Azerbaijani railways have discussed launching a new South-West...
Call for Georgia to improve services and logistical connectivity
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – Jacob Gulmann, ICTSI Europe, Middle East and Africa Business Development Director, attended the 6th Black...
Anaklia Development Consortium opens a public information centre
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Anaklia Development Consortium has opened a public information centre in Anaklia. The Anaklia Deep Water...
Event – The 6th Black Sea Ports and Shipping 2017 – Batumi, May 17-19
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – The 6th Black Sea Ports and Shipping 2017 will take place in Batumi, Georgia May 17 -19. This event...
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia sign agreement on Trans-Caspian transport corridor
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 2, 2017 – At a meeting of the Union of Legal Entities of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route...
Anaklia Deep Sea Port project – ESIA Scoping Report for public disclosure
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – The Anaklia Development Consortium has published for public consultation the Environmental and Social...
China looks to purchase 75% of Poti Free Industrial Zone shares
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – CEFC China Energy Company Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to discuss acquiring...