Poti Port Infrastructure and Statistics

• APM Terminals Poti: Main seaport cluster; 15 berths; containers (>600k TEU/year), break-bulk, dry bulk, Ro-Ro, and ferry services.

• Poti Trans Terminal: Multimodal container hub (opened 2025); 8 hectares; rail-to-sea intermodal logistics for the Middle Corridor.

• Pace Group Terminal: Deepwater complex; 3 million tons/year capacity; specialized in heavy project cargo, fertilizers, and grains.

• Poti Grain Terminal (PGT): Dedicated agricultural facility; 40,000-ton silo storage; reversible grain transshipment.

• Channel Energy Terminal: Liquid bulk and chemical facility; 144,000 m³ reservoir capacity; JIG/ISO standardized oil product logistics.

• Poti FIZ & Commercial Customs Hubs: Industrial free zone and independent customs-bonded zones; tax-exempt warehousing, cross-docking, and container stuffing.

• Customs Terminals & Reefer Yards (GEZI / ICD): State and authorized commercial customs-bonded zones specializing in container stripping, transit car storage, and 24/7 Reefer (REF) container support.

• Total Annual Truck Transit: In 2025, a total of 489,400 freight vehicles (trucks) transited through the territory of Georgia.

• Daily Average Traffic: The Georgian road corridor processes an average of 1,300 to 1,400 transit trucks per day.

• State Revenue: Transit road fees generated 171.3 million GEL (~$63.4 million) in direct state budget revenues for 2025, with each foreign-registered truck paying a mandatory corridor fee of 350 GEL (~$130).

• Total Seaport Cargo Turnover: During the January–April 2026 period, Georgia’s seaports and maritime terminals processed 5,949,115 tons of cargo, representing a significant 21% volume increase year-on-year.

• Container Throughput: A total of 258,583 TEU was handled in the first four months of 2026 (an 8% increase compared to the same period in the previous year).

• Segment Growth: Ferry cargo volumes surged by 34%, general cargo rose by 33%, and containerized cargo measured in tons increased by 10%.

• Total Railway Freight Turnover: Georgian Railways transported 13.3 million tons of cargo over the full year of 2025.

• Transit Share: Transit operations dominate the rail network, accounting for 57.5% of total rail freight in 2025 (and 56.7% in Q1 2026). International haulage (excluding transit) accounts for 34.7%, and domestic traffic stands at 7.8%.

• Core Transit Commodities: Three main product categories account for 76.2% of all transit rail cargo:

• Chemicals, chemical products, and man-made fibers (34.6%)

• Coke and refined petroleum products (31.6%)

• Food products, beverages, and tobacco (10.0%)

• Top Transit & Freight Destinations (Q1 2026): Incoming Freight Origins: Russian Federation (40.6%), Azerbaijan (20.8%).

  • Transit Destinations via Rail: China (7.6%), Turkey (7.5%), Netherlands (4.4%), Ukraine (2.8%).

Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (GeoStat) Official Bulletin

• Infrastructure: 15 berths spanning 2,900 meters of total quay length, equipped with 20+ portal cranes and a 22 km internal railway network.

• Core Services: Container handling (processing ~80% of Georgia's total container traffic), dry bulk (ore, minerals, construction materials), break-bulk, and liquid cargo transshipment.

• Specialized Logistics: Dedicated Ro-Ro ramps for automotive and heavy machinery, regular roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry connections to Romania and Bulgaria, and comprehensive reefer container support.

• Infrastructure: Joint venture facility (PTC Holding) occupying 8 hectares with 3.4 km of dedicated rail tracks (9 active lines) situated 1.8 km from the main rail junction.

• Core Services: High-speed rail-to-sea intermodal transshipment optimized for CASCA+ and Middle Corridor container blocks.

• Capacity: Operational capacity of 80,000 TEU to 200,000 TEU annually, with block-train handling capabilities of up to 120 wagons simultaneously and a crane processing speed of 40–50 containers per hour.

• Infrastructure: Deepwater port cluster operating with a draft up to 14.5 meters. Facilities include 22 portal cranes, 3 rail-mounted gantry cranes, 20,000 sq. m of covered warehouses, and 140,000 sq. m of open storage yards.

• Core Services: Stevedoring, freight forwarding, and storage of heavy bulk and break-bulk commodities.

• Specialized Logistics: Specialized handling of oversized industrial project cargo (such as pipelines for regional energy sectors) and bulk mineral fertilizers.

• Infrastructure: Reversible agricultural terminal equipped with concrete and steel silos holding up to 40,000 tons, supplemented by 26,000 tons capacity flat-warehouse units and integrated rail links.

• Core Services: Dual-directional transshipment of grains, oilseeds, and protein-group crops (vessel-to-rail/truck and vice versa).

• Specialized Logistics: Certified on-site laboratory quality control, customs-bonded warehouse storage under 24/7 surveillance, and complete phytosanitary documentation processing.

• Infrastructure: Modern liquid bulk terminal operated under Petrocas Energy Group. Features a tank farm consisting of 10 floating-roof reservoirs with a 144,000 cubic meter total volume, 3 rail discharge racks for 72 cisterns, and 2 dedicated tanker berths.

• Core Services: Intake, storage, blending, and marine loading of light and dark petroleum products, alongside liquefied chemical cargo.

• Capacity: Annual throughput capacity reaches 3.5 million tons, operating strictly under JIG and ISO quality standards.

• Infrastructure: Industrial and customs logistics cluster located adjacent to the seaport. Poti FIZ covers 3 million sq. m, interconnected with authorized commercial customs-bonded facilities.

• Core Services: Tax-exempt manufacturing and warehousing (0% Corporate Income Tax and VAT inside FIZ), container stuffing/unstuffing, cross-docking, and general cargo consolidation under customs control.

• Specialized Logistics: Standard pre-built warehouses (241 to 608 sq. m, 5 tons/sq. m floor load capacity), commercial weighbridge services up to 80 tons, and direct rail access for regional cargo distribution into the Caucasus and Central Asia.

• Type: Central state-operated customs optimization and clearance hub managed by the Revenue Service of Georgia.

• Core Services: Direct customs declaration, physical and X-ray cargo inspection, and transit formalization for regional destinations (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Central Asia).

• Specialized Logistics: Acts as the primary regional automotive hub. Includes dedicated customs-controlled zones for vehicle unloading from sea containers, temporary storage of imported/transit cars, and immediate issuance of transit documentation.

• Type: Private customs-bonded inland terminal located just outside the main port gates, operating as a "dry port."

• Core Services: Container stripping (unstacking/unloading) and stuffing (loading), cargo consolidation, and cross-docking under strict customs surveillance.

• Specialized Logistics: Specialized ramps for safe vehicle extraction from containers, short-term and long-term bonded storage for cars, and a dedicated Reefer (REF) zone equipped with electrical plug points for temperature-controlled container monitoring and transit.

• Type: Network of licensed commercial inland container depots operating under official customs-bonded (transit) status in the Poti port area.

• Core Services: Storage of full and empty standard (dry) containers, customs-bonded open yard parking for machinery and vehicles, and regional cargo distribution.

• Specialized Logistics: Advanced Reefer (REF) platforms providing 24/7 power supply, automated temperature logging, and specialized customs inspection areas for perishable agricultural and chemical products under transit regimes.