EU Delegation: 'The Georgian maritime is moving closer to Europe'
The EU Delegation says that the reforms are creating jobs in Georgia, helping protect the environment and helping support the establishment of a sustainable maritime transportation system that will finally help Georgia become a key transit hub for the region. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The EU Delegation to Georgia has briefly summarised cooperation with the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia which aims to further develop the maritime sector of the country on the occasion of World Maritime Day.
The EU has been supporting the development of the Georgian maritime sector through various projects and programmes, addressing areas such as the reinforcement of navigational safety and security, protection of the marine environment, as well as introduction of the modern standards of education and training for international accreditation", says the EU Delegation to Georgia.
Today is #WorldMaritimeDay!
— EU Delegation Georgia ???????? (@EUinGeorgia) September 30, 2021
Our cooperation with @MTA_Georgia helps develop the maritime sector in #Georgia:
⚓️ Modern education,
⚓️ Better navigational safety,
⚓️ Cleaner Black Sea,
⚓️ EU-standard maritime legislation.
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The EU Delegation says that these reforms are creating jobs in Georgia, helping protect the environment and helping support the establishment of a sustainable maritime transportation system that will finally help Georgia become a key transit hub for the region.
40% more Georgian seafarers are being employed on EU-flagged vessels than there were in 2015, and their annual contribution to the national budget is at least half a billion GEL", says the EU Delegation to Georgia.
As of today, the certificates of Georgian seafarers are recognised by 61 countries around the world, including 18 countries of the European Union.
Recently, the United Arab Emirates has recognised the certificates of Georgian seafarers.
In addition, for the first time in the history of Georgia the country will have the Maritime Transport Strategy with the support of the EU that will allow Georgia to have a proper roadmap for the short, medium and long term development.
Georgian seafarers can now be employed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) maritime industry as a result of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Ministry of Economy of Georgia and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of the UAE.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the World Maritime University (WMU) and Batumi State Maritime Academy (BSMA) on cooperation to support the Georgian government in advancing maritime education, training, research and capacity-building activities.
'Georgian maritime sector moving closer to Europe'
The Georgian Black Sea town of Batumi, which is home to the country's State Maritime Academy, is celebrating World Maritime Day today. EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell marked the day and noted the European Union and Georgia have been working step-by-step to ensure that the Black Sea becomes a bridge 'that unites us and brings us closer together'.
Georgia is ready to perform the function of a transit country in the process of the repatriation of seafarers starting June 15, announces the Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava. Turnava said that Georgia has taken into account the guidelines and requirements of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), which, despite the strict safety standards, greatly simplifies the process of moving seafarers across the country.
Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava has spoke at a meeting of delegations from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Kazakhstan, held within the Ministerial of Transport in Turkey today and drew attention to the progress made in making the Trans-Caspian East-West Middle Corridor operational and Georgia's role as a regional transport hub in it.
Lawrence Meredith, Director for Neighbourhood East and Institution Building at the European Commission and Carl Hartzell, Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, have visited Imereti and Adjara to highlight the EU’s support to Georgian regions. The visit, which took place on 20-21 October, centred around the EU’s Economic and Investment Plan for Georgia and focused on connectivity issues in and around the Black Sea.
Georgia and Cyprus have agreed to establish a joint maritime committee, the Ministry of Economy of Georgia reports.
German-Cypriot ship-owning company Columbia Shipmanagement will employ at least 10 percent more Georgian sailors on their ships, the Georgian Economy Ministry announced on Tuesday.