According to Levan Tatarashvili, CEO at IBEX Logistics, the transport companies has been positively affected by the increased demand for the Middle Corridor transit route.
Tatarashvili says that the 2023 data promises 500% increase of demand for transportation, and even more in 2024. Improvement and modernization of the infrastructure are the main tasks.
Levan Tatarashvili notes that dynamics are being observed and the role of the Middle Corridor has increased. Organization of the infrastructure is what should bу done first. Particularly, they plan to modernize the railway in a bid to significantly simplify the transportation amid the current delays. In this case, they can execute 10 requests out of every 100. Cargos are not able to be segmented. An unprecedentedly high demand for transportation is currently seen by Georgia. Volumes, which are individual for each company, can’t be specified. In some cases, demand increased by 500%.
According to the company CEO, the planned major infrastructure projects, including the Anaklia port, give high expectations for radical change of the current reality.
Levan Tatarashvili points out that as long as the Middle Corridor plays a big role, Georgia is involved in this process as well, despite some obstacles, due to the country’s geographic location. The Anaklia port project will improve the situation and cargo flows will be increased by at least 150%.
They established the Middle Corridor in February 2014 with the participation of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Georgia. Ukraine, Romania and Poland joined the project later. The route, currently starting from the Chinese-Kazakh border, passes through Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan and Georgia towards Europe.
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