Georgia Ports Record 15 Percent Cargo Surge
Ioseliani highlighted 2025 as a landmark year for cargo turnover, noting that the strong growth momentum had carried seamlessly into the opening quarter of 2026.
Georgian ports processed approximately 4.3 million tonnes of cargo in the first quarter of 2026 alone — a robust year-on-year increase of around 15 percent, she said. Container throughput similarly expanded, with roughly 188,000 twenty-foot equivalent units handled during the same period, representing a gain of approximately 6 percent.
Looking back at the full-year 2025 figures, Ioseliani noted that around 750,000 containers were processed — an roughly 8-percent increase compared with 2024 — reflecting a sustained and broadening expansion across Georgia's port network.
The Deputy Minister emphasized that the government is actively advancing infrastructure development projects specifically designed to accelerate cargo flows and expand the country's logistical capacity. She expressed confidence that 2026 had opened strongly and could deliver further record-breaking growth should current momentum hold.
Georgia's rising port figures come amid growing international interest in the South Caucasus as an alternative transit route connecting Europe and Asia, with Tbilisi positioning itself as an indispensable link in the emerging multimodal trade corridors reshaping regional commerce.
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