Georgian Ports see significant increase in containerized cargo turnover

The number of containers, handled by the Georgian ports, increased by 35% during the first 5 months of this year, “Anaklia Development Consortium” told InterPressNews.

The Consortium has reported referring to the statistics provided by the Ministry of Economy and the Maritime Transport Agency that a total of 232,160 TEU were handled by Batumi and Poti ports in January-May of 2019, 34.9% more compared to the same period of the last year.

It should be noted that significant increase was recorded in Pori Port, where the number of containers has increased by 59,300 TEU units during the reported period, while the number of containers handled by Batumi Port increased by 727 TEU units.

“Anaklia Development Consortium” says that the number of containers handled by the Georgian ports in May amounted to 49,797 TEU, which is 27.8% more compared to the last May. 84% of the total amount - 41,805 TEU - was handled by Poti Port and 7,992 TEU – by Batumi Port.