Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia General Overview of the Transport Sector May 2017, Tbilisi Economic Overview Foreign Direct Investments by Economic Sectors (Thsd. USD) -2017* Other sectors 12.0% Manufacturing 4.0% Hotels and restaurants Transport and Communication 4.8% 28.3% Real Estate 8.6% Energy sector 10.1% Financial sector 16.3% Construction 15.8% FDI in Transport and Communication Sector (Thsd. USD) – 2017 * 800,000.0 677,486.1 587,466.6 600,000.0 527,069.9 422,970.8 433,654.7 400,000.0 310,683.0 215,116.2 131,038.9 141,804.4 200,000.0 98,926.5 84,130.6 0.0 *Preliminary Data 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Transport and Logistics Development Policy Department 2 Transport in Numbers Total Cargo Transportation Cargo Transportation by Modes 47.6 46.4 Road (LHS) Railway (LHS) Civil Aviation (RHS) Thousand tons 44.2 42.3 41.5 40.0 60.0 30.4 30.7 32.0 29.4 29.8 30.1 48.0 24.0 32.9 32.0 36.0 18.2 16.7 14.1 Mln. tons Mln. 16.0 24.0 Mln. tons Mln. 11.9 10.7 16.7 8.0 16.9 14.8 12.0 0.0 0.0 I-XII'13 I-XII'14 I-XII'15 I-XII'16 I-XII'17 I-XII'13 I-XII'14 I-XII'15 I-XII'16 I-XII'17 Total Passenger Transportation Passenger Transportation by Modes 389.8 Road (LHS) Railway (LHS) Civil Aviation (RHS) 367.9 378.3 349.2 358.4 450.0 7.5 373.0 383.1 344.4 353.7 363.2 360.0 6.0 270.0 4.1 4.5 2.8 180.0 2.3 3.0 1.8 2.0 Mln. passengers Mln. Mln.passengers 90.0 1.5 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.7 0.0 0.0 I-XII'13 I-XII'14 I-XII'15 I-XII'16 I-XII'17 I-XII'13 I-XII'14 I-XII'15 I-XII'16 I-XII'17 Transport and Logistics Development Policy Department 3 Transport in Numbers Total Handled Cargo by Sea Ports and Sea Terminals Handled Cargo by Sea Ports and Sea Trminals Poti Sea Port Batumi Sea Port Kulevi Sea Terminal Supsa Sea Terminal 21.9 21.3 10.0 19.2 8.6 17.6 8.3 16.3 8.0 6.8 6.7 7.4 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 4.2 4.0 Mln. tons Mln. 4.2 Mln. tons Mln. 4.0 4.2 4.1 3.8 2.0 2.1 2.5 2.1 1.6 1.6 0.0 I-XII'13 I-XII'14 I-XII'15 I-XII'16 I-XII'17 I-XII'13 I-XII'14 I-XII'15 I-XII'16 I-XII'17 Total Handled Containers by Sea Ports Handled Containers by Sea Ports 446,972 Poti Sea Port Batumi Sea Port TEU/Unit 403,447 394,787 450,000 379,816 384,992 329,805 331,324 360,000 325,121 318,762 273,690 270,000 TEU/Unit 180,000 72,123 76,025 90,000 61,980 54,695 56,115 0 I-XII'13 I-XII'14 I-XII'15 I-XII'16 I-XII'17 I-XII'13 I-XII'14 I-XII'15 I-XII'16 I-XII'17 Transport and Logistics Development Policy Department 4 Transport in Numbers Transported Passengers from/to Georgian International Airports (mln. pass.) 14 new airlines entered the Georgian aviation 4.1 market in 2017 and another one has started operating in 2018. Additionally, 3 airlines are 2.8 +43.4% planning to enter the market this year. 2.3 2.0 20 new flight directions were developed in 1.8 2017 and 19 new flight directions are to be performed in 2018 The total number of passengers amounted to 4.1. mln in 2017 ( 43% increase) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Transport and Logistics Development Policy Department 5 Development Vision of the Transport Sector and Strategic Objectives Vision: Full realization of Georgia’s transit potential Strategic Objectives: Development of transport infrastructure Enhancement of international cooperation Harmonization of national legislation with European legislation Development of logistics centers and value added services Improvement of safety and service levels Transport and Logistics Development Policy Department 6 Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects Anaklia Deep Sea Port Baku – Tbilisi – Kars New Railway Connection Line • Anaklia Port will be constructed in 9 phases • Rehabilitation, reconstruction and construction of the 180 km-long railway line • Construction started in December 2017 • Capacity: 5 - 15 mln tons, 1 mln passengers • Capacity of the first phase: 8 mln tons / Last phase: 100 mln tons • Major construction works on the Georgian territory have been already completed by 2017 • Total project cost: USD 2.5 billion; Cost of the first phase: USD 600 mln Transport and Logistics Development Policy Department 7 Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects Railway Modernization Batumi- Poti- Tbilisi-Red Bridge (E60-E70) Highway Construction • Capacity of the Khashuri-Zestafoni railway section will increase from 28 • Capacity of the Highway will be 30-50 thousand vehicles per day mln tons above to 100 mln tons per year • In total, the project envisages the construction of 574 km Highway which will be completed in 2020 • Project Cost – CHF 260,1 mln • Project Completion – 2019 • 170 km of the Highway is already constructed Transport and Logistics Development Policy Department 8 Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects Development of Logistics Centers (WB) Expansion of Kutaisi International Airport • Kutaisi International Airport currently operated by the United Airports of Georgia Feasibility study was prepared by Dornier Consulting International • was reconstructed in 2012 • The best 2 locations were identified for the creation of logistics centers – Kumisi • In 2017, the United Airports of Georgia started the extension of the existing airport (East Georgia), Kutaisi (West Georgia) terminal as well as apron and car park • On November 15, 2017 the MoESD announced the Expression of Interest to • Project will be finalized by the end of 2018 select an investor Transport and Logistics Development Policy Department 9 Development of Transport Corridors Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia - TRACECA Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) The program aims at: The program aims at: • Developing regional cooperation; • Developing international freight transport • Strengthening the connection between the Transport Corridor • Simplifying customs and border procedures Europe- Caucasus-Asia and the Trans-European Networks • Modernizing transport infrastructure • Promoting TRACECA projects as means to attract loans from IFIs and private Infrastructural projects, study programs, research and technical assistance investors activities are carried out Member states: Georgia became the eleventh member state of the CAREC in 2016 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Member states: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran; 13 countries in total Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Georgia. Transport and Logistics Development Policy Department 10 Development of Transport Corridors South-West Route Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) - “Middle Corridor” Participating countries: Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Poland Participating countries: Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Poland Transport and Logistics Development Policy Department 11 Development of Transport Corridors Lapis Lazuli Route Persian Gulf-Black Sea corridor Participating countries: Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey Participating countries: Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Bulgaria, Greece Transport and Logistics Development Policy Department 12 Thank you for your attention.