“The Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia, as the Port State authority, declares that no sanctioned vessels have entered any Georgian ports,” the statement of the agency reads.

The Maritime Transport Agency added that entry into all Georgian ports is strictly regulated in accordance with international law and national legislation.

“In 2025, on two occasions (in January and in July), vessels sailing under the Russian flag entered Batumi Sea Port carrying consignments of gasoline as transit cargo, with Armenia indicated as the final destination.

Both vessels were subsequently, on 19 September 2025, included in the sanctions list of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. At the time of their entry into Georgian ports and departure from Georgian waters, these vessels were not subject to sanctions.

The Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia reaffirms that entry into all Georgian ports is monitored in strict compliance with international law and national legislation. The Agency continues to ensure the observance of international maritime safety, security, and environmental protection standards, as well as sanctions regimes in force at the time of vessel entry. Georgian ports are not used, including by third states, for the purpose of sanctions evasion.

It should be noted that the entry of any vessel into Georgian ports is coordinated in advance with the competent state authorities before the vessel enters Georgia’s territorial waters. These measures aim to restrict the movement of sanctioned vessels in Georgian ports,” the statement of the Maritime Transport Agency reads.

For context, the British government today has announced a package of sanctions against “four Georgia-linked actors,” including sanctions against “two oil tankers for transporting Russian oil to the Georgian port of Batumi.”