Tamar Ioseliani, Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, on Friday said Georgia’s goal was to create one of the most efficient multimodal transport corridors linking East and West, transforming its geographical advantage into a modern logistics hub through large-scale investments and regional cooperation.

Speaking at the Turkish Maritime Summit in Istanbul during the session “From Maritime Routes to Integrated Transport Corridors”, Ioseliani emphasised that Georgia, located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, was turning its historical role as a bridge between civilisations into a competitive transport and logistics hub.

“Located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Georgia has historically always played the role of a bridge connecting civilisations, cultures, and markets. Today, we are transforming this geographical advantage into a modern, reliable, and highly competitive transport and logistics hub that connects Central Asia, the South Caucasus, the Black Sea region, and Europe”, Ioseliani said.

She emphasised that Georgia’s strategic objective was to establish a highly efficient transport corridor linking the East and the West.

“Our goal is to create one of the most efficient multimodal transport corridors that will connect East and West. Achieving this goal requires significant investments, regional cooperation, and long-term strategic planning”, she noted.

The Deputy Minister further highlighted that Georgia was planning to invest approximately 7 billion USD in the modernisation of its transport network by 2032. The investment programme would cover the development of maritime, railway, road, and digital infrastructure.

She highlighted the Anaklia Deep Sea Port as one of the country's flagship infrastructure projects, noting that construction of the maritime infrastructure was already actively underway.

Ioseliani also noted that, once the first phase of the port was completed by 2029, Anaklia would have an annual capacity of at least 600,000 TEU and would be capable of receiving large Panamax-class vessels.

She pointed to ongoing modernisation efforts within Georgian Railways, including the renewal of rolling stock, as well as the continued construction of the East-West Highway, much of which has already been completed.