Leading Int'l Terminal Operator Interested in Anaklia Sea Port

Leading international terminal operator SSA Marine has started negotiations with the Anaklia Development Consortium on operating Anaklia Deep Sea Port.

SSA Marine is headquartered in Seattle, US, and owns terminals in nine countries with an annual capacity of 27.2 TEU.

Bob Watters, SSA Marine Senior Vice President, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, on January 10, at which the strategic importance of the Anaklia Port project for the country was emphasized, along with the significance of the involvement of the US company.

The PM also talked about the growing geo-political potential of the country and introduced to Watters a number of projects the government is undertaking, including those implemented in partnership with the private sector.

Nino Gugunishvili