List of ports in Georgia (country)
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Georgia is a country in the Caucasus, with an access to the Black Sea. There are four functioning seaports—Batumi, Poti, Kulevi, and Supsa—in Georgia and one, that of Anaklia, is under construction.{{cite news|last1=Papidze|first1=Mariam|title=Project of the century: Georgia starts to build Anaklia Deep Sea Port|url=http://agenda.ge/article/2927/eng|accessdate=30 December 2017|work=Agenda.ge|date=9 February 2016}} Four more ports—Sukhumi, Gudauta, Gagra, and Ochamchire—are located in occupied Abkhazia and their operation is officially suspended by Georgia.
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| Image | Port | Municipality and Region | Coordinates | Cargo tonnage 2015 | Container volume 2015 (TEUs) | Annual container terminal capacity (TEUs) | Annual passenger terminal capacity | Comment |
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| 200px | Batumi Sea Port | Batumi, Adjara | {{Coord|41|38|59.6|N|41|39|25.5|E}} | 5.7 million | 54,695 | 100,000 | 180,000 | In February 2008, the Batumi Industrial Holding, a subsidiary of the Kazakhstan state-owned KazTransOil acquired management rights of the Batumi Sea Port and purchased 100% shares of the Batumi Oil Terminal for 49 years.{{cite news|title=საქართველოს პორტები [Ports of Georgia]|url=https://bpn.ge/ekonomika/20177-saqarthvelos-portebi.html?lang=ka-GE|accessdate=30 December 2017|work=BusinessPressNews|date=15 February 2016|language=Georgian}} The company is mainly concentrated on liquid cargo but also handles dry bulk cargo and containers. |
| 200px | Poti Sea Port | Poti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | {{Coord|42|09|33.2|N|41|39|30.9|E}} | 6.8 million | 325,121 | 400,000 | n/a | In 2008, 51% of shares of the Poti Sea Port and its management rights for 49 years were purchased by the United Arab Emirates-based RAKIA, which then obtained the remaining share. In April 2011, RAKIA sold 80% of its share to APM Terminals, a subsidiary of the Danish giant Maersk and withdrew from the port management. The business is currently focused mainly on dry bulk and containers. |
| 200px | Kulevi Port/Black Sea Oil Terminal | Khobi Municipality, Samegrelo–Zemo Svaneti | {{Coord|42|16|3|N|41|38|19|E}} | 2.5 million | n/a | n/a | n/a | Kulevi port and terminal, which mainly deal with liquid cargo, were purchased by the Azerbaijani state-owned SOCAR in January 2007. |
| 200px | Supsa Sea Terminal | Lanchkhuti Municipality, Guria | {{Coord|42|01|32.9|N|41|45|59.6|E}} | 4.2 million | n/a | n/a | n/a | The Supsa Sea Terminal, the final point of the Baku–Supsa Pipeline, was opened on 17 April 1999. It is operated by the United Kingdom-based BP. |
| 200px | Anaklia Deep Sea Port | Zugdidi Municipality, Samegrelo–Zemo Svaneti | {{Coord|42|23|12.1|N|41|34|23.6|E}} | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | The construction of the Anaklia Deep Sea Port was launched in December 2017. It is being developed by the Anaklia Development Consortium, a joint venture by TBC Holding and the United States-based firm Conti International, and is set to become operational in 2021.{{cite news|title=Construction of Anaklia Deep Sea Port kicks off|url=http://agenda.ge/news/92866/eng|accessdate=30 December 2017|work=Agenda.ge|date=24 December 2017}} |
