Batumi
Batumi is a port in Southwest Georgia and a main transportation trade point in the Black Sea basin. Batumi, with its large port and commercial centre, is also the last stop of the Transcaucasian railroad and the Baku oil pipeline. It is situated some 20 kilometres from the Turkish border. The port is managed by KazTransOil JSC, a subsidiary of Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company JSC NC KazMunaiGaz. The port takes part in many transport projects and corridors, being a participant of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), the Eurasian transport corridor TRACECA and the Association of ports of the Black and Azov Seas (BASPA).
Batumi Sea Port Ltd and China’s Lianyungang port sign a memorandum of understanding
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 1, 2019 – On May 20, Batumi Sea Port Ltd hosted a delegation from China’s Lianyungang port, and the two ports...
Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China visits Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) May 26, 2019 – The growing economic and trade relations between Georgia and China were the main topic discussed during...
China and Georgia sign transport agreement
Beijing, China (Ports Europe) April 29, 2019 – Georgian Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Maya Tskitishvili, has been in the Chinese...
Analysis – Anaklia new port: China probably wants it, Russia hates it, U.S. navy might use it, Georgia would benefit from it enormously
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) April 21, 2019 – The project for the future biggest deep sea port in the Black Sea, Anaklia, has reportedly secured financing...
Bulgaria and Georgia to establish twice daily ferry services between their Black Sea ports
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 18, 2019 – Bulgaria and Georgia will increase ferry services between their Black Sea ports from twice weekly to twice...
EU helps Georgian ports manage container vessels
On 10-12 April, eight Port State Control (PSC) inspectors from the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia participated in a three-day tutoring project on PSC...
Georgia proposes advancing relations with Romania to strategic level
News Release – Prime Minister Proposes Advancing Relations with Romania to Strategic Level – 15 April 2019 Georgia proposes to advance relations...
Bulgaria cancels 2003 multimodal transport agreement with Georgia and Armenia
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 1, 2019 – Bulgaria cancelled in March the tripartite multimodal transport agreement signed in distant 2003 due to its...
EU to lend €250 million to Georgia for improvement of the highway between Caspian and Black Seas (Updated with details)
Originally published February 20, 2019 as “EU to lend €250 million to Georgia for local TEN-T transport development”; Updated with further...
Georgia’s Black Sea ports seek role in new international trade corridors
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – The Caucasus country of Georgia has three leading ports alongside its Black Sea coastline, Anaklia,...
ICTSI inaugurates expansion of Batumi International Container Terminal
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), a global port terminal operator, has...
Trammo to invest $20 million in Batumi port terminal
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) January 15, 2019 – The U.S. corporation Trammo, an international merchandising and trading company, plans to invest $20...
Georgian ports see reduced cargo traffic inJan-Sep 2018
December 10, 2018 Georgia’s major Black Sea ports have seen a serious downturn in volume in the first three quarters of 2018, compared to 2017. The 1.1....
Batumi Sea Port increases cargo handled in Jan-Aug 2018
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 29, 2018 – In the period January-August 2018, Batumi Sea Port (BSP) handled cargo totalling 791,135 tons, up 70%...
International Maritime Organisation: Training for reducing emissions in ports
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) September 15, 2018 – The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has held a workshop in Batumi, Georgia, to...
China to assist Georgia in developing Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) China will assist Georgia in developing Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor, so-called middle corridor, within the...
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...