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).
ICTSI increases traffic and revenue in 2019
5 March 2020 Throughput increased 5% to 10.2 million TEUs Revenues grew 7% to US$1.5 billion EBITDA improved 10% to US$830.1 million Enrique K. Razon, Jr.,...
Ukraine supports digitization of GUAM transport corridor
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 25, 2020 – Ukraine will facilitate the digitization of the GUAM transport corridor, said Minister of...
Trammo in talks to construct new terminal in Batumi port
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 16, 2020 – TRammo Inc of the U.S,. is in talks to invest $20 million in Georgia and build a new terminal in the...
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route expands regular container line at the Caspian Sea
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor) expands regular container line at the Caspian Sea – December 12, 2019 On December 9-10,...
Japan indicates interest in Anaklia port
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) November 14, 2019 – In a comment to the local Business Media source, the Japanese ambassador to Georgia, Uehara Tadaharu,...
ICTSI reports third quarter financial results.
Manila, Philippines (Ports Europe) November 13, 2019 – International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), a leader in port development, management...
Romania’s Grampet Group launches naval route between Batumi and Constanta ports
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) October 28, 2019 – Three members of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) – Grampet – Grup...
Issues in the field of transport were discussed at a trilateral meeting of representatives of Ukraine, Georgia and Belarus
On October 22, 2019 in Tbilisi, Georgia, Minister of Infrastructure Vladislav Krykliy participated in a trilateral meeting with Deputy Minister of Economy and...
George Gakharia – A safe Black Sea is a guarantee of a safe Euro-Atlantic space
A strong relationship with NATO is the basis of Georgia’s foreign policy and its security, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said at a meeting of...
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company to test Batumi-Constanta ports container service
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) August 27, 2019 – At a meeting of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor International Association in...
Georgian government reiterates support for Anaklia port
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 14, 2019 – Speaking at the 16th Batumi International Conference, Georgian Minister of Infrastructure Maia Tskitishvili...
16th Batumi International Conference starts in Georgia
News – 16th Batumi International Conference Dedicated to 10th Anniversary of Eastern Partnership – July 10, 2019 10 years passed since the launch...
Commissioner Stylianides addresses the 16th Batumi International Conference in Georgia
News – Commissioner Stylianides addresses the 16th Batumi International Conference in Georgia – July 11, 2019 Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and...
Georgia: Deep-sea port will allow us to develop road, rail, sea connections
Deep-sea port will allow us to develop road, rail, sea connections – July 12, 2019 Georgia has invested heavily in the construction of the East-West...
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...