Key link in Group’s emerging Central Asian strategy
AD Ports Group recently announced the inauguration of the first phase of Tbilisi Intermodal Hub, Georgia’s first modern, bonded container and intermodal terminal, and a key logistics link in the Group’s emerging Central Asian transport strategy.
The state-of-the-art, rail-linked logistics centre connects the Caspian and Black seas through Georgia, forming a vital part of the Middle Corridor, the shortest trade route between Asia and Europe.
The inauguration was attended by Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime Minister of Georgia; Levan Davitashvili, First Vice Prime Minister of Georgia; Ahmed Bin Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State in the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ahmed Ebrahim AlNuaimi, UAE Ambassador to Georgia; Giorgi Janjgava, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, the Georgian Ambassador to UAE, as well as Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Managing Director and Group CEO, AD Ports Group, Jemal Inaishvili, Founder, Inveco, and Abdulaziz Zayed Al Shamsi, Regional CEO, AD Ports Group.
Stake
AD Ports Group owns a 60% stake in Tbilisi Intermodal Hub, and the rest is held by Inveco, a local Georgian investment advisory firm, and Wilhelmsen Group.
The first phase of Tbilisi Intermodal Hub is Tbilisi Dry Port, an Inland Container Depot (ICD) handling container cargo delivered by rail and truck.
Tbilisi Intermodal Hub’s soft launch commenced on 3 May when it received its first shipment of 30 containers, each carrying over 26 tonnes of cargo, via rail link from an MSC ship docked at Georgia’s Black Sea Port of Batumi.
Tbilisi Intermodal Hub will initially handle up to 96,000 TEUs annually. By early 2026, the second phase of construction will more than double the annual handling capacity of Tbilisi Intermodal Hub to up to 200,000 TEUs.
