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.
AD Ports acquired a majority stake in Tbilisi Dry Port
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 23, 2024 – Port and logistics operator AD Ports Group (ADP, Abu Dhabi, UAE) has acquired a 60% stake in Tbilisi Dry...
Georgia announces Anaklia Port infrastructure tender
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe)- March 18, 2024—The Georgian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has announced the tender to design and construct...
Georgia Prime Minister says Anaklia tender will be ready in May
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 15, 2024 – According to the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, the tender procedures for the Anaklia...
APM Terminals Poti is ready to make a significant investment
News – APM Terminals Poti – March 12, 2024 APM Terminals Poti (JSC Poti Sea Port Corporation) proposes to invest at least USD 200 million in the...
“Single window” for documents in Georgian ports
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 6, 2024 – Georgia’s Parliament is discussing the introduction of a “single window” mechanism in the country’s...
First KazAzot ammonia exported via Georgia’s Batumi port
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – For the first time, KazAzot exported its ammonium nitrate through Georgia’s Black Sea port of Batumi....
Georgia hosts World Bank presentation on TITR-Middle Corridor
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 1, 2024 – Earlier this week, Tbilisi hosted a World Bank event entitled: “The Middle Trade and Transport...
Estonia’s CF&S opened a transit hub in Poti port
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 25, 2024 – CF&S Group has opened a new transit hub in Georgia’s Black Sea port of Poti. Tallin-headquartered...
Increased demand for the Middle Corridor
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 20, 2024 – Changes in global cargo flows have led to increased demand for the Trans-Caspian International...
Sanctions? Georgia as Russia’s “Auto Heaven”
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 18, 2024 – Hundreds of cars are supplied to Russia from Georgia every day, directly or through intermediary...
Georgian President criticizes Russia’s naval base in Abkhazia
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – Pro-Western Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili again denounced Russian plan, first announced in...
Georgia’s port of Poti handled 66% more containers in 2023
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 28, 2024 – Georgia’s Black Sea port of Poti handled 592,589 TEUs in 2023, which is almost 66% more than in 2022...
Georgian prime minister attends at Davos
Davos, Switzerland (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – The Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili, attended the World Economic Forum in Davos where...
Armenian ferry line between Poti and Kavkaz suspended
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – Landlocked Armenia has suspended the short-lived Black Sea ferry line between the Georgian Poti and the...
Update: Russian Navy base next door to Georgia’s future Anaklia port
Pichori, Georgia (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – To ensure the proper functioning of the new Russian Navy Black Sea base in Ochamchira (Ochamchire) in the...
China State Railway Group visits Port of Batumi
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – A delegation from the China State Railway Group Co, Ltd. has visited the Port of Batumi. The purpose of...
UK Ambassador to Georgia visited the Batumi Seaport
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) November 21, 2023 – The UK Ambassador to Georgia Mark Clayton has visited Batumi Seaport, the Black Sea port in South...
Diplomatic U.S. scolding of Georgia about Anaklia port project
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – A U.S. diplomat has scolded the Georgia government about its handling of the proposed Anaklia port...
U.S. ambassador to Georgia, radio interview
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) November 19, 2023 – The U.S. ambassador to Georgia, Ms. Rosie Dunnigan, has given an interview to Radio Free Europe/Radio...
Georgian state budget includes funds for Anaklia port project
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) November 16, 2023 – Yesterday, Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili presented an updated draft state budget for...