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.
Georgian Prime Minister meets with representatives of APM Terminals
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) December 7, 2022 – Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili has met with representatives of APM Terminals which...
Swedish ambassador visits Port of Batumi
Batumi, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 7, 2022 – On October 31, 2022, the Ambassador of Sweden to Georgia, Ultrik Tidestrum, visited Batumi Sea Port...
U.S. ambassador to Georgia states support for Anaklia
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 30, 2022 – The U.S. ambassador to Georgia, Kelly Degnan, has stated her country’s support for the Anaklia...
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey JV for TITR transport corridor
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 27, 2022 – Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey want to create a joint venture within the framework of...
Georgia, Azerbaijan discuss LNG terminal
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 22, 2022 – Officials from Georgia and Azerbaijan have been discussing the joint set-up of an liquefied natural...
Batumi International Container Terminal welcomes COSCO’s TBX1 service
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 16, 2022 – Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT)has welcomed the inaugural vessel call of Diamond...
Port of Batumi: Meeting with the Second Secretary of the U.S. Consulate
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 7, 2022 – As part of Program for US Export Control and Related Border Security Program in Georgia, yesterday,...
Sanctions delay the launch of Poti-Kavkaz train-ferry service
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) October 14, 2022 – Georgia and Romania are discussing a new regular ferry service between the two countries in yet...
Anaklia port project attracts investors says government
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) October 13, 2022 – The Anaklia port project attracts investors says First Deputy Minister of Finance, Giorgi Kakauridze....
Port of Batumi to export oil for Tengizchevroil, Kazakhstan
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) September 14, 2022 – Georgia plans to revive Anaklia deep sea port project and hire a consulting group. It will aid in...
Trans Caspian International Transport Route as alternative to Russia
Vaduz, Liechtenstein (Ports Europe) August 31, 2022 – Among the many geopolitical consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine has been the boost in...