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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 government claims Anaklia deep sea port project will go ahead

Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) April 3, 2022 – The Anaklia deep sea port project in western Georgia will go head and there is renewed investor interest,...

Event: Black and Caspian Sea Ports & Shipping 2022 Exhibition and Conference – April 5-7, 2022

Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) March 21, 2022 – The Black and Caspian Sea Ports and Shipping 2022 Exhibition and Conference will take place at the...

Azerbaijan Railways changes exports routes to avoid Russia

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) March 17, 2022 – The Russian invasion of Ukraine means that exporters, companies and countries, are diverting cargo...

International sanctions against Russia leads Kazakhstan to seek port alternatives

Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) March 13, 2022 – International sanctions against Russia has forced Kazakhstan to seek alternative routes to export, import...

Poti increased its cargo handling capacity just in time to take over cargo destined to Russian and Ukrainian ports

Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 6, 2022 – The Georgian-American transport company PACE Group, the country’s largest, opened on January 29 a new...

Port of Poti opens new PACE group seaport facility

Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 31, 2022 – Last Saturday saw the official opening of a new terminal in Poti on the Southern Georgian Black Sea...

APM Terminals Poti explores plans for regional transport hub

Interview with Iain Rawlinson, Chief Commercial Officer at APM Terminals Poti – January 19, 2022 Originally published in Forbes Infrastructure in...

Iran, Azerbaijan and Georgia agree on a transit route connecting Persian Gulf with Black Sea

Amirabad, Iran (PortSEurope) December 15, 2021 – In a desperate need of trade links severely curtailed under Western sanctions, Iran has agreed with...

Georgia and Cyprus agree to establish a Joint Maritime Committee

In order to enhance cooperation between Georgia and Cyprus in the field of maritime affairs, the Head of the Georgian Maritime Transport Agency Tamar Ioseliani...

The saga with Anaklia deep-sea port continues. Is the project realistic?

Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 7, 2021 – The Georgian government plans to announce in 2022 a new international tender for an investor for the...

The new U.S. policy towards Black Sea security

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) November 1, 2021 – The further development of the Black Sea ports of Ukraine, Georgia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey is...

Unlocking transport connectivity in the Trans-Caspian corridor – new book

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 24, 2021 – The newly published, free book Unlocking Transport Connectivity in the Trans-Caspian Corridor examines...

Ports and logistics scoping study in CAREC countries

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 24, 2021 – A scoping study analyses seaports and multimodal corridors serving Central Asia Regional Economic...

Georgian government publishes total cargo traffic 2018-2021

Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 18, 2021 – The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia has published the official cargo figures...

Analysis – Was the Anaklia Deep Sea Port project torpedoed in the name of a free zone near Poti port?

Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 8, 2021 – Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party, has been opposing...

ADB Institute – Regional Economic Impacts of Trans-Caspian Infrastructure Improvement: Implications for the Post-COVID-19 Era

Tokyo, Japan (Ports Europe) September 28, 2021 – Last July, the Asian Development Bank Institute published the working paper “Regional Economic...

Trans-Caspian International Transport Route members discuss progess

Country representatives of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route International Union (TITR International Union) met in Baku, Azerbaijan –...

Batumi Oil Terminal LLC Group increases oil shipments in Q2 2021

Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 15, 2021 – Batumi Oil Terminal LLC has reported a 77% increase in the transshipment of oil, petroleum products and...

Estonian-German-Georgian team to win EBRD Tender for Port Community System feasibility study in Georgia

Estonian companies Cone Center OÜ, E.N. Shipping Services OÜ, Saaresalu OÜ, and HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH from Germany and Plisk Ltd from...

U.S. State Department publishes Investment Climate Statement on Georgia

Washington, USA (Ports Europe) July 23, 2021 – The U.S. State Department has published its “2021 Investment Climate Statements: Georgia”...

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