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Uzbekistan pursues Black Sea logistics expansion for Middle Corridor trade
The plan includes Uzbek warehousing and transport facilities at Georgia’s Black Sea port of Poti and a feasibility study, while Uzbekistan also seeks involvement in port expansions in Aktau, Turkmenbashi, and Baku.
Uzbekistan is moving to build logistics hubs along the Caspian and Black Sea to support Tashkent’s Middle Corridor trade agenda, according to a statement published by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s office on September 21.
The statement said Uzbek and Georgian officials have already signed an agreement to establish Uzbek warehousing and transport facilities at the Georgian Black Sea port of Poti, with a feasibility study planned.
Uzbek trade officials also outlined plans to get involved in expanding Caspian port infrastructure at Aktau in Kazakhstan, Turkmenbashi in Turkmenistan, and Baku on the sea’s western shore.
Uzbekistan is also angling for access to the planned Georgian port of Anaklia, a project facing financing uncertainty and construction delays, and the statement added the broader effort is aimed at diversifying supply routes to foreign markets for textile, chemical, agricultural, and mining and metallurgical products.