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Georgia's ports up cargo transportation

Business Materials 8 July 2010 10:36 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, July 8 / Trend E.Ismayilov /

Georgian Black Sea ports transported 9.4 million tons in January -May 2010 compared to 7.7 million tons over the same period of 2009, Georgia's government said.

Batumi port transported most goods in January-May. This figure was 3.5 million tons compared to 2.9 million tons in January-May last year.

Poti port transported 3.2 million tons in compared to 22 million tons in January-May  last year.

In January, the port of Supsa transported 1.8 million tons which is equal to the same period last year.

The port of Supsa ships Azerbaijani oil from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli offshore bloc. Azerbaijani oil is transported to the Supsa oil pipeline via the Baku-Supsa pipeline. The operator of the Baku-Supsa pipeline is the Azerbaijan International Operating Company, operated by BP.

Black Sea oil terminal company of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Kulevi shipped 0.9 million tons of oil cargo in January-May compared to 0.8 million tons in January-May last year.

The Kulevi terminal was put into operation in summer 2008. Its total capacity is 10 million tons of oil per year, including 3 million tons of oil, 3 million tons of diesel fuel, and 4 million tons of fuel oil.The terminal can accommodate up to 168 tank cars. The tank farm's total volume is 320,000 cubic meters with the possibility of increasing to 380,000 cubic meters. The port has two berths to load petroleum products in tankers of up to 100,000 tons.

Loading productivity ranges from 1,000 to 8,000 cubic meters per hour. The railway station, which can simultaneously accommodate up to 180 carriage awaiting discharge of cargo, serves to the port. The railway trestle can simultaneously unload 168 carriages.

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