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.
Event: Tbilisi Belt and Road Forum – November 28-29, 2017
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 21, 2017 –Â The Government of Georgia will host in Tbilisi a regional conference inviting government officials,...
World Bank team presents initial findings on improving freight transit of the Caucasus Transit Corridor
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 19, 2017 – The World Bank team has presented the initial findings of its study on improving freight transit and...
Batumi and Poti ports join Lapis Lazuli transit corridor
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 19, 2017 – Georgia is to join the Lapis Lazuli Corridor, a transport route connecting Europe and Asia by road,...
APM Terminals adds tugboat capacity at Poti port, Georgia
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 16, 2017 – APM Terminals Poti has added two Azimuth Stern-Drive (ASD) tugboats from the Maersk Transport &...
Anaklia signs agreement with Pantos Logistics
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 5, 2017 –Â International transportation and logistics company Pantos Logistics from South Korea has signed...
First freight train on Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway departs Baku port
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 3, 2017 – On October 30, the inauguration ceremony of the Baku–Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway was held at...
Anaklia port construction to start end-2017
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) October 13, 2017 –Â The first phase of construction of a deep-sea port in Anaklia will start in late December,...
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway will be launched at the end of October
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 –Â The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway will be launched at the end of October, Ahmet Arslan, Turkish...
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...
Anaklia Development Consortium Signs Agreement with SSA Marine
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – Today sees the official signing ceremony of the agreement between the Anaklia Development Consortium...
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 –Â 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...