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.
Georgia claims Japanese interest in Anaklia port project
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 3, 2022 – The Georgian Business Association has hosted a Japanese Business Forum and claimed Japanese interest in...
Sanctions delay the launch of Poti-Kavkaz train-ferry service
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 27, 2022 – Sanctions have delayed the launch of Poti-Kavkaz train-ferry service, seen as Armenia-Russia cargo solution....
Tbilisi hosts Trans-Caspian International Transport Route working group
Tbilisi, Gerorgia (PortSEurope) October 24, 2022 – Tbilisi has hosted a Trans-Caspian International Transport Route working group, a group representing...
President of Georgia visits the Port of Constanta
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) October 20, 2022 – The President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, visited the Port of Constanta on October 12 at the...
Port of Poti’s new Pace Group terminal to receive first ships
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 16, 2022 – The Port of Poti’s new Pace Group terminal is to receive its first ships this month. The reconstruction...
Georgia’s Poti could develop role as a Kazakh port
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 15, 2022 – Georgia’s Poti could develop role as a Kazakh port, one of several ports of interest to Kazakhstan....
Georgia and Romania discuss a new ferry service
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) October 14, 2022 – Georgia and Romania are discussing a new regular ferry service between the two countries in yet...
Port of Batumi to export oil for Tengizchevroil, Kazakhstan
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) September 20, 2022 – The Black Sea port of Batumi will export oil from Tengizchevroil (TCO). TCO is the operator of...
Georgia plans to revive Anaklia deep sea port project
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) September 14, 2022 – Georgia plans to revive Anaklia deep sea port project and hire a consulting group. It will aid in...
Port of Constanta receives intermodal fertiliser from Uzbekistan
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) September 5, 2022 – The Port of Constanta has received intermodal fertiliser from Uzbekistan via a co-ordinated...
Trans Caspian International Transport Route as alternative to Russia
Vaduz, Liechtenstein (PortSEurope) August 31, 2022 – Among the many geopolitical consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine has been the boost in...
Azerbaijan, Georgia discuss launch of container block train between ports
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) August 24, 2022 – Azerbaijan and Georgia discuss launch of container block train between ports of Baku in Azerbaijan and...
Georgian agency plans expenditure on Anaklia deep sea port project
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) August 21, 2022 – Georgian agency plans consultancy expenditure on Anaklia deep sea port project, a project that has been...
Kazakhstan exports oil via Baku port to Ceyhan in Turkey
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 16, 2022 – Kazakhstan is to export oil via Baku port to Ceyhan in Turkey using the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC)...
Armenia to launch Poti-Kavkaz twice weekly train-ferry link by end-August
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) August 15, 2022 – Landlocked Armenia plans to launch the long delayed twice weekly train-ferry service from the Georgia’s port...
Georgia government to restart Anaklia deep sea port project
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) August 1, 2022 – The Georgia government is to restart Anaklia deep sea port project and plans to retender the project. In...
Batumi welcomes new Asia-Europe multimodal service
Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) business unit in Georgia, recently welcomed ADY...