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 cargo figures recover in 2022
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) March 6, 2023 – Georgia cargo figures recovered in 2022 reported the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of...
Batumi port hosts delegation from Uzbekistan
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) March 1, 2023 – A delegation from the Republic of Uzbekistan, headed by the Deputy Minister of Transport, visited Batumi...
The Middle Corridor as a preferred route
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) February 27, 2023 – Geopolitical conditions suggest strongly that the Middle Corridor will see more use than the Northern...
Anaklia port saga (2): Construction in 2023 with or without foreign investor
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) February 23, 2023 – Construction of the Georgia’s long-delayed and controversial Anaklia deep port on the Black Sea will...
New service highlights potential of Poti as Central Asia-Europe intermodal hub
This month saw the first call of CMA CGM’s new Caucasus Georgia Express (CGX) service. Playing a key role in this new intermodal service, APM Terminals Poti...
Georgian ports handled 12.8% more cargo and 18.9% more containers in 2022
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) February 20, 2023 – Georgia’s two Black Sea ports of Poti and Batumi processed 12.4 million tonnes of cargo in 2022, which...
Batumi Oil Terminal handled 82,500 tons of oil from Tengiz oilfield in January 2023
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 8, 2023 – The Batumi Oil Terminal handled 82,500 tons of oil from the Tengiz oilfield in Kazakhstan in January...
CMA CGM links Poti by rail with Central Asia
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – French shipper CMA CGM has announced a service linking the Port of Poti with the Caucasus and Central...
APM Terminals negotiates Poti Port expansion with government
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – APM Terminal Poti is in final negotiations with the government for an agreed expansion of the Black Sea...
TengizChevrOil to export more oil via Georgia’s Batumi port
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 26, 2023 – Kazakhstan’s TengizChevrOil (TCO) plans to boost its crude oil exports via Georgia’s Black...
No chance for passenger ships between Russia and Georgia
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 26, 2023 – The Maritime Transport Agency (AMT) of Georgia refuted the statement of the General Director of...
Georgian prime minister meets DP World chairman
Davos, Switzerland (Ports Europe) January 20, 2023 – Yesterday, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, the...
ADC statement: Three years since Georgia’s government killed Anaklia port project
Anaklia, Georgia January 10, 2023 – The Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) issued the following statement on the occasion of the third anniversary of...
Anaklia port saga: Georgia’s government confirms investment of $300 million
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – Georgian government plans to allocate $300 million for the first phase of construction of the Black Sea...
Four countries sign agreement to bring green Azeri energy to Europe
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – The countries of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary have signed an agreement to construct an...
It’s absurd that Georgian state can find a serious private investor for Anaklia Port project – ADC
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) December 13, 2022 – In his speech to the government meeting on December 12 about the Anaklia Port project, (Georgia’s)...
The EU starts talking about Georgian ports transit potential – no actions outlined
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) December 12, 2022 – The EU has started talking about Georgian ports transit potential, although no actions, were outlined,...