Poti Sea Port handled 525,211 TEU in January-September 2026, up by 9% year-on-year. APM Terminals Poti Head Zviad Chkhartishvili said annual volumes are likely to exceed the port’s current 600,000-TEU capacity, with the port prepared to handle around 650,000 TEU.
Chkhartishvili said the port’s capacity has clear limits and that additional expansion will be necessary as cargo flows grow. He stressed that Georgia needs to strengthen the competitiveness of the Middle Corridor so it becomes a preferred, rather than forced, alternative for cargo.
The port has already acquired a new crane that will increase capacity by around 50,000 TEU. Chkhartishvili said the practical limit could reach about 650,000 TEU this year and potentially 700,000 TEU next year, but larger volumes would require further expansion.
According to Chkhartishvili, APM Terminals is in regular communication with the Economy Ministry, which is ready to resume discussions on the long-term expansion project by the end of the year. The proposed Poti port expansion, an investment project worth $300 million, has been under discussion between APM Terminals and the Georgian government since 2018 but remains unresolved.
