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The Poti Sea Port is a major seaport and harbor off the eastern Black Sea coast at the mouth of the Rioni River in Poti, Georgia. It is home to APM Terminals Poti.

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...

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”...

Georgia plans transport infrastructure investment including for Black Sea ports

Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) July 8, 2021 – Earlier this week, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natia Turnava presented the vision of...

Toyota senior representatives visit APM Terminals Poti

On 24th June, Mr Koji Matsuno – President of Toyota Caucasus, Mr. Tomoya Yamaguchi – Director of Sales & Marketing of Toyota Caucasus and Ms....

Kaikaku Kaizen Week in APM Terminals Poti

“We can learn, improve and grow only by hearing the voice of customer – we should listen more and assume less”- Keld Mosgaard Christensen, Managing...

Analysis – A new Caspian Sea-Black Sea transport corridor to link port of Baku with Turkey’s Samsun and Trabzon, could diminish Poti port

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 9, 2021 – Construction of the Azerbaijani section of the railway to Azerbaijan’s landlocked exclave of...

Analysis – New container and breakbulk shipping line: from Yarimca, via Don-Volga rivers canal, into Aktau and Turkmenbashi, then to China and back

Yarimca, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – The big losers of the yet to be launched new container and breakbulk shipping line, linking Marmara (Yarimca...

APM Terminals Poti supports the establishment of crane and lifting simulator lab at Poti Maritime Training Center

APM Terminals Poti – JSC Poti Sea Port Corporation has donated an ARI Crane and Lifting Simulator to Poti Maritime Training Center, the branch of Batumi...

Analysis – Georgia helped Russia sink Anaklia Deep Sea Port project – can Poti replace it?

Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) January 3, 2021 – Anaklia Deep Sea Port project did not have a chance fighting for its survival against Georgia’s political...

Analysis – Central Asia to help China bypass Russia en route to Europe

Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) December 3 – It is China, again, that is emerging as an unlikely winner from the agreed direct link between Turkey and...

Transford orders Konecranes equipment for Poti port facility

Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 18, 2020 – Transford LLC has ordered two eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Portal Harbor Cranes for its operations...

Anaklia Development Consortium accuses government of favouring Poti port

Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 28, 2020 – The Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) has issued a news announcement entitled, “Government...

APM Terminals Poti and Poti New Terminals Corporation sign agreement for joint development of a new bulk cargo facility

Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 26, 2020 – APM Terminals Poti (APMT) and Poti New Terminals Corporation (PNTC) have signed an agreement for the joint...

Records galore at APM Terminals Poti

APM Terminals Poti (Georgia) continues to break its productivity records and increase operational performance while investing in equipment as part of ongoing...

Poti Free Industrial Zone to represent the World FZO in Georgia

Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 26, 2020 – Poti Free Industrial Zone (FIZ) will be the official representative of the World Free Zone Organization...

U.S. Ambassador to Georgia visits Batumi port

Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 17, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan, visited the Adjara region yesterday and the agenda included a...

Another shift record in APM Terminals Poti

Poti Sea Port, the biggest port in Georgia, serves as a vital link between Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. During the current COIVD 19 pandemic, it is...

Analysis – Anaklia Development Consortium has no chance to finish Georgia’s deep sea port project – minister

Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) May 20, 2020 – Two days after Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) said that it was “the right partner” for the...

Anaklia Development Corporation promotes benefits of its deepsea project for Georgia

Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) May 14, 2020 – The Anaklia Development Corporation (ADC) has published the below announcement. ADC is currently in...

Turkey ratifies Lapis Lazuli transport corridor route

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 14, 2020 – The Resmi Gazete, the national and only official journal of the country that publishes the new...

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