ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 26. Batumi Sea Port shipped 6,012 tons of Kazakhstani ammonium nitrate within the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, or Middle Corridor) from January through March 2024, Trend reports, citing KazTransOil (Kazakhstan's national operator of the main oil pipeline).
The cargo was shipped from the port of Aktau towards the port of Hovsan (Azerbaijan), with further transshipment at the seaport of Batumi (Georgia) for subsequent export to world markets.
In March 2024, Batumi Sea Port for the first time shipped Kazakh ammonium nitrate in the volume of one ship shipment—3,000 tons. The shipper of the mineral fertilizer is KazAzot.
By the end of 2024, the manufacturer plans to ensure the shipment of ammonium nitrate along the Middle Corridor to the port of Batumi in a volume of more than 50,000 tons.
In total, in the 1st quarter of 2024, 435,000 tons of cargo were handled at the dry cargo terminal of Batumi Sea Port, which is 4 percent higher than the same period last year.
Notably, Kazakhstan's KazTransOil directly owns and manages production assets in Georgia through the Batumi Oil Terminal. Batumi Oil Terminal has exclusive rights to manage a 100 percent stake in Batumi Sea Port.
The Middle Corridor is a transportation and trade route that connects Asia and Europe, passing through several countries in the region. It is an alternative route to the traditional Northern Corridor and Southern Corridor.
The route starts in China and crosses Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. It then passes through the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Türkiye before reaching Europe.
The Middle Corridor offers a land route that connects the eastern parts of Asia, including China, with Europe, bypassing the longer maritime routes.
