The construction of Anaklia port can be resumed this autumn, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said.
"We are planning to start large-scale ambitious projects such as the launching of Anaklia port construction. We want to begin the construction this year, in autumn," Garibashvili said.
The port construction began in December 2017 but was suspended later. In 2020, the new port project contract with the Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) was cancelled by the government due to the investor’s failure to meet its financial obligations.
The project implementation is resumed through public private partnership with the state to own a 51% share, while the private partner will be the owner of a 49% share. The first turn of the port is to have a capacity of 7.8 million tonnes per year.
There are two ports operating in Georgia today, Batumi and Poti, with major cargo flows going via Poti.
