Baku, Azerbaijan, September 6
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
High growth in container shipping in Georgia once again proves that there are all the prospects necessary for developing port infrastructure of the country even faster, said Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Natia Turnava, Trend reports citing georgiatoday.ge.
She emphasized the importance of, and the need for, a deep sea port for the country at a committee hearing in Parliament.
“The country has long needed a deep sea port. We are doing our best to ensure that this project is supported and implemented. We are looking forward to the moves of the investors involved in this project," Turnava said.
The minister added that container shipping in January-August grew by 37 percent compared to the same period of last year and became the highest indicator in the last decade.
“Currently, Georgia is really transforming into a regional transport hub. Working on the trans-European transport network and integrating the country’s transit systems into the network will continue. This is a project that brings us closer to Europe," Turnava said.
"In response to the challenges in the field of transport and the development of the transit corridor, we are planning to digitize the transit corridor through Georgia with our partner countries. This means not only the physical existence of the infrastructure but also a high-tech model of management, which will further increase the attractiveness of our corridor,” she added.