Kazakh-run Batumi port handles 13% more cargo in nine monthsGeorgia’s Batumi port, which Kazakhstan’s KazTransOil operates under a concession, handled more than 6.2 million tonnes of cargo in January-September, up 13% from a year earlier, KazTransOil said.Dry cargo rose 7% to 1.43 million tonnes, container cargo 17% to 2.98 million tonnes, ferry cargo 50% to 402,000 tonnes and oil cargo 5% to 1.43 million tonnes.The company said the growth came from higher volumes in all four categories. It said ferry traffic also rose because of an additional weekly ferry service on the Constanta-Batumi route.The port handled more than 7 million tonnes of cargo in 2025, up from 3.6 million tonnes in 2024.KazTransOil has operated the port under a concession since 2008 and owns the port management company, Batumi Oil Terminal LLC.KazTransOil operates trunk oil pipelines and is part of the KazMunayGas group. It owns 5,200 km of oil pipelines and provides operating services for third-party pipelines totaling more than 5,000 km. (ICE ALMATY)

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