Anaklia Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Pantos Logistics

Representatives of a leading international transportation and logistics company, Pantos Logistics from South Korea, arrived to Tbilisi to sign a MOU with Anaklia City, and to explore Anaklia project possibilities and the potential Georgia and the region has to offer. 

The official MOU signing ceremony being held earlier today, while the Anaklia Development Consortium and the Anaklia City company members met with transport sector representatives at the Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel Tbilisi, to discuss Anaklia Economic Zone and the Anaklia Deep Sea Port projects progress in detail. 

“Anaklia Deep Sea Port has no alternative in the region; it is the project of the future, which will transform Georgia into the largest regional hub and a key player. The port will develop the corridor, and will bring potential and possibilities that our country naturally has,” Levan Akhvlediani, Anaklia Development Consortium CEO, stated at the meeting, while Ketevan Bochorishvili, Anaklia City CEO, pointed out that within the process of working on the Anaklia Economic Zone Development project, the company communicated with over 100 potential partners already. 

Pantos Logistics, with which the MOU was signed today, reaches 349 global networks worldwide, cooperating with 2500 companies across the globe, and is said to be particularly active in transportation services between Europe and Asia, while it works on air-freight, sea-freight, road and rail freights globally. 

“Other Korean companies too are considering the huge logistic potential Georgia has. We’re here to explore this potential. In order to bring goods to Europe, a logistical center is needed, and we think Georgia is to be one of the best places for that,” Hahyoung Lee, CIS Sales Team/CIS Sales Team Manager, Pantos Logistics said. 

“We’re delighted that after the Anaklia City team members’ visit, Pantos Logistics is very interested, and their company representatives came to explore the regional and Georgian market. The fact is that Pantos Logistics entering Georgia is important not only for the Anaklia development, but for our country and the region at a whole, as it will increase interest from other Korean and international companies,” Keti Bochorishvili, Anaklia City CEO noted. 

“We continue to actively work in order to attract multinational companies to operate in Georgia. In the near future, we plan to sign cooperation agreements with large logistic and production companies. Our goal is to make them actively explore the potential of our country and the Anaklia project.” Bochorishvili noted. 

Pantos Logistics became interested in the Anaklia Deep Port project potential after the Anaklia City company representatives visit to South Korea in September 2017. 

Anaklia City had already signed MOU with the Incheon Free Economic Zone in Korea.

By Nino Gugunishvili