Deputy Economy Minister: Anaklia Port expansion will boost cargo capacity and secure Georgia’s competitiveness in Black Sea region

“The development of the Anaklia Deep Sea Port is of paramount importance, as it will allow us to handle higher cargo volumes and render our nation fiercely competitive across the Black Sea region,” stated Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Tamar Ioseliani, commenting on the arrival of a second dredging vessel to scale up port construction.

Ioseliani explained that the infrastructure project is advancing strictly according to schedule, with the scope of operations expanding significantly.

“Construction of the Anaklia Deep Sea Port has transitioned into an active phase and is proceeding in full alignment with the project timeline. The arrival of a second dredging vessel means that intensive work is now underway on both seabed dredging and breakwater construction. Broadly speaking, developing the deep-sea port at Anaklia is critical: it will enable us to accommodate larger vessel classes, process increased freight volumes, and firmly establish Georgia’s competitive edge in the Black Sea basin,” Ioseliani said.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Economy, seabed dredging at Anaklia Port is currently progressing at full pace following the deployment of the second dredging vessel, the Al-Idrisi, to the future port basin. Dredging at the base of the breakwater, covering an approximately one-kilometre stretch, has been completed, and marine excavation has commenced across the harbour basin (the entrance channel and turning basin). The marine engineering operations are being conducted jointly by the dredging vessels Al-Idrisi and Tristao Da Cunha from the fleet of Belgian contractor Jan De Nul Group.