New ferry route to connect Ukrainian and Georgian ports through the Middle Corridor
Photo: Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi seaport / Wikipedia

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi seaport has signed a memorandum with Batumi International Container Terminals LLC (BICT), which operates container and ferry terminals in the port of Batumi (Georgia). About said Oksana Kiktenko, CEO of the Belgorod-Dniester Port.

This is the second such document aimed at developing the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TCIR), also known as the Middle Corridor.

The memorandum envisages the creation of a new ferry route connecting Ukrainian and Georgian ports.

It is also planned to build a road-rail ferry complex in the port of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi to meet the needs of the Middle Corridor cargo flows.

The purpose of the memorandum is to attract additional cargo volumes through the Middle Corridor.

"The port of Belgorod-Dniester plans to become the largest TTMM hub on the European side of the route," Kiktenko said.

New ferry route to connect Ukrainian and Georgian ports through the Middle Corridor
Photo: Oksana Kiktenko
New ferry route to connect Ukrainian and Georgian ports through the Middle Corridor
Photo: Oksana Kiktenko