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The general director of the terminal, Olzhas Arykbayev, is enthusiastic: \u201cWe have not just built a terminal, we will create a new level of logistics services in the region, relying on technologies, international partnerships and a strategic view of the development of the Middle Corridor\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The project cost 31,5 million US dollars, which came from Kazakh, Azerbaijani and Georgian investors. As for its capacities, the terminal can service 120 wagons simultaneously and process 50 containers per hour. It can handle 80,000 TEU annually, with the possibility of a further improvement up to 200,000.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the Poti Transterminal has two gantry cranes \u201cwhich have no analogues\u201d in the Caucasus region. It also acquired its own shunting locomotive to increase the speed and autonomy of operations.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 0 auto 2px auto; border-radius: 6px; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Scherm%C2%ADafbeelding-2025-05-28-om-09.42.20.jpeg\" alt=\"PTC Holding\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.9em; color: #666; line-height: 1.3; text-align: left; max-width: 2250px; margin: 0 auto;\">Image: \u00a9 PTC Holding<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.9em; color: #666; line-height: 1.3; text-align: left; max-width: 2250px; margin: 0 auto;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px;\"><\/p>\n<aside class=\"readmore\">\n<div class=\"readmore-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/beltandroad\/2025\/05\/20\/rail-freight-becomes-high-politics-between-russia-and-georgia\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rali_Tunnel-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"readmore-thumbnail\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"readmore-info\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/beltandroad\/2025\/05\/20\/rail-freight-becomes-high-politics-between-russia-and-georgia\/\" class=\"readmore-title\">Rail freight through Abkhazia? 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