New terminal coming to Black Sea Batumi Port
The terminal will be equipped with modern equipment and is designed to store 60,000 tonnes of fertilizer. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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International logistics company Wondernet Express will build a multimodal transit terminal in Georgia’s Black Sea Batumi Port.
This will be a new mineral fertilizer terminal that will comply with all environmental standards and regulations, said Georgia’s Ministry of Economy.
The total cost of the project will be $20 million.
The terminal will be of regional importance and will contribute to the growth of the economy of Georgia and particularly of Adjara region, announces Georgia’s Ministry of Economy.
The project entails the creation of a logistics corridor from Central Asian countries to Black Sea ports via Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Wondernet Express has already signed deals with the Georgian Railway, Batumi Port, Azerbaijan Railways and Port of Baku.
The terminal will be equipped with modern equipment and is designed to store 60,000 tonnes of fertilizer.
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A Turkish military training ship carrying Turkey National Defence University Naval Military Academy students has entered the Poti Sea Port today.
The employees of Batumi Port have ended their hunger strike as the Director General of the company, Daniar Mukhamed Rakhim, resigned yesterday. Six people had gone on hunger strike in Batumi opposing the reorganisation of the employee structure at Batumi Port and demanded Rakhim’s resignation.
A new port and terminal will be built in Georgia’s Black Sea port town of Poti, announces Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze. The US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) will invest $50 million in a new port and terminal, while the project will be implemented by the PEI Group.
A multimodal transit terminal has opened in Georgia’s Black Sea Batumi port today, announces the Ministry of Economy of Georgia.
The US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) will invest $50 million in a new terminal in Georgia’s Black Sea port town of Poti.
In October 2019, the number of sea arrivals to Georgia’s Black Sea port in Poti have increased by 52 per cent, compared to the same period of last year.
American corporation Trammo will invest $20 million to build a new terminal at Batumi Port.