In January to October 2005 a total of 7.73 million tons of oil cargo was delivered via
the Batumi oil terminal, located in the Black sea, which was 998,000 tons up as compared to 2004, a source at the oil delivery market told Trend.
In October 871,000 tons of oil cargo was delivered via Batumi, which exceeded the 2004 previous year’s figure by 170,000 tons, the same source said.
The Batumi Oil terminal is capable to handle up to 15 million tons of oil cargo a year. The terminal services the tankers of 30,000-90,000 tons deadweight on four berths, including the mobile buoy for the vessels of Aframax class. The capacity of the terminal’s tank stock is approximately 530,000 tons, which is мore than sufficient for handling the current and forecasted cargoes, passing through the corridor