AD Ports Group has completed the acquisition of a 60% stake in the Tbilisi Dry Port, a rail-linked and custom-bonded intermodal logistics hub in Georgia.
The Tbilisi Dry Port, set to be operational by October 2024, enhances AD Ports Group’s role in connecting Asia and Europe via the Middle Trade Corridor. This corridor links manufacturing centres in Western Asia to consumer markets in Eastern Europe through a network of sea and dry ports across Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Türkiye.
The logistics hub is strategically located between the Caspian and Black Sea and integrates facilities, including a container freight station, warehouses, and a car storage park. The hub serves as a key transit point for containers, vehicles, and goods, with westward rail links to Türkiye and Georgian ports of Poti and Batumi, further connecting to European Black Sea ports.
The project will be developed in three phases. The initial phase will provide a handling capacity of 96,500 TEUs, 10,000 sqm of warehouse space, and a car storage yard. Upon completion of phase three, the handling capacity will increase to 286,000 TEUs, with 100,000 sqm of warehouse space and an expanded car storage yard. Additional land plots have been secured for future development.
The Middle Corridor, covering 7,000 km, is the shortest trade route between Asia and Europe and is expected to handle significant growth in container volumes, potentially reaching 1.9 million TEUs by 2040.