Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan will carry out joint container transportation to Europe

Georgian GR Logistics, a subsidiary of Georgian Railways, will carry out container transportation from the country’s ports to Europe. This is reported by the Georgian bureau.

Transportation will be carried out jointly with the Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO), ADY Container LLC, owned by Azerbaijan Railways and Kazakhstan’s KTZ Express.

The first feeder vessel will deliver 146 containers from the port of Poti to the Romanian port of Constanta. After loading at the port, the vessel will be sent to Germany and Hungary, and then to other European cities.

The launch of a feeder line between the Black Sea ports will contribute to an increase in cargo transportation along the Trans-Caspian international transport route. Directions of container transportation – Europe-China-Europe and Europe-Central Asia-Europe.

The feeder vessel will carry out regular transportation between the ports of Poti/Batumi and Constanta. The vessel with a capacity of 210 TEU will run 3 times a month. The project is supported by the Grampet company (Romania), which is a member of the Transcaucasus International Transport Route Consortium. Rail Cargo and Metrans are also involved in container shipping.