Cargo transportation through the ports of Poti and Batumi, Georgia.

Cargo transportation through the ports of Poti and Batumi, Georgia.

The ports of Poti and Batumi in Georgia serve as key transit hubs for the transportation of goods from Turkey, the Middle East, and Europe to Central Asia and Afghanistan. Their strategic location offers substantial advantages for organizing multimodal transportation, thanks to access to sea, rail, and road routes.

Advantages of the Ports of Poti and Batumi:

• Ease of transit customs procedures, with minimal bureaucracy and corruption from customs authorities.
• Cost-effective transportation to Central Asia and Kazakhstan.
• Sufficient availability of rail wagons on the Georgian Railway, enabling the handling of large cargo volumes.
• Well-developed infrastructure to support the transshipment of various cargo types at both Poti and Batumi.
• Option to bypass Russia and use ferry crossings such as Alat–Kuryk and Alat–Turkmenbashi, which is often required due to sanctions.
• Flexibility for small shipments, with the ability to easily arrange road transport for smaller cargo volumes.

Disadvantages of the Ports of Poti and Batumi:

• Lack of 20- and 40-foot containers on the Georgian Railway for transshipping sea containers.
• Occasional disruptions at the ferry crossings between Alat (Baku) and Turkmenbashi, as well as Alat–Aktau/Kuryk (often due to weather conditions), leading to delays and idle rail wagons near the Alat ferry complex, increasing overall transit times.

Key Routes for Shipments through the Ports of Poti and Batumi:

1. Cargo deliveries to Azerbaijan and Russia through the Samur / Yalama border crossing.
2. Deliveries to Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan via the Alat (Baku) – Turkmenbashi ferry crossing.
3. Deliveries to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan via the Alat (Baku) – Aktau/Kuryk ferry crossing.

Our Services at the Ports of Poti and Batumi:

• Delivery of goods by sea from Turkey, the UAE, Ukraine, and other countries to the ports of Poti and Batumi.
• Container transportation to the ports of Poti and Batumi from anywhere in the world.
• Transloading goods from containers to railway wagons or trucks.
• Cargo transshipment from ships to rail wagons at the ports of Poti and Batumi.
• Loading goods from trucks to wagons for further rail transport.
• Transshipment and forwarding of frozen products at Poti Port (meat, fish, dates, etc.).
• Forwarding via the rail ferry crossings at the ports of Poti and Batumi.
• Oversized cargo transportation (construction equipment, machinery, etc.) through the ports of Poti and Batumi.
• Transshipment of owned containers from container ships to railway fitting platforms for rail transport.
• Warehousing, both covered and open storage, at the ports of Poti and Batumi.
• Transloading goods from containers to trucks for delivery to Central Asian countries.