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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Tbilisi, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — Georgia has launched regular container block train service on the Poti-Tbilisi-Poti route, which will significantly enhance the role of rail transport in the country's logistics system and increase Georgia's attractiveness as a transit hub of the Middle Corridor, the Georgian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development said on Wednesday.
The block trains will operate four times a week. According to the schedule, they will depart from Poti at 21:30 and arrive in Tbilisi at 09:47 the following day. Regardless of the occupancy of the trains, the schedule will remain unchanged, which will allow shippers to plan logistics in advance.
According to Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Guram Guramishvili, the launch of block trains will significantly increase the logistical efficiency of the Poti port. “Containers will be delivered directly, without intermediate operations, which will reduce the overall transportation time and increase the punctuality of delivery of export-import cargo,” he emphasized.
G. Guramishvili also noted that Tbilisi is becoming increasingly important as a logistics center, from where cargo can be quickly delivered not only within Georgia, but also to neighboring Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The initiative is seen as part of efforts to develop the Middle Corridor /Trans-Caspian International Transport Route/ – an international route connecting Europe and Asia via the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea and Central Asia. –0–
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