Georgia intends to significantly increase its role in international transport flows between Asia and Europe. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Tbilisi aims to make the Middle Corridor faster, more reliable, and more predictable while simultaneously expanding the country’s transport infrastructure.

 

The authorities intend to capitalize on the country’s geographic position and its access to the Black Sea to increase transit flows between Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and European markets.

According to Kobakhidze, the development of the Middle Corridor is one of the key priorities of Georgia’s long-term economic strategy. 

As part of its 10-year infrastructure development plan, Georgia intends to double the capacity of its railway network, halve cargo transit times, double port capacity, and triple the capacity of its international airports.

The government expects these projects not only to increase transit volumes but also to strengthen the competitiveness of Georgia’s transport route compared with alternative corridors.

The Middle Corridor, also known as the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, connects China and Central Asia with the Caucasus and Europe via the Caspian Sea. Key components of the route include Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkiye. Access to the Black Sea is one of the main advantages of the Georgian segment.

However, Tbilisi also faces a significant challenge. The Middle Corridor competes with other land and maritime routes connecting Asia and Europe. To attract additional cargo flows, Georgia will need to ensure not only greater infrastructure capacity but also reliable and uninterrupted operations. The modernization of railways, expansion of port capacity, digitalization of logistics procedures, and improved coordination among the countries along the route will be particularly important.

According to CCBS, the development of port infrastructure should enable Georgia to increase cargo handling volumes and strengthen the connection between overland transport routes in the South Caucasus and European maritime infrastructure. Tbilisi views the development of transit infrastructure not only as a transport project but also as a means of attracting investment and strengthening Georgia’s role in the regional economy. The expansion of railways, ports, and airports is expected to create a more resilient infrastructure base for trade, logistics, and industrial development.

At the same time, increasing transit speed is one of the key factors determining competition between different routes linking Asia and Europe. For this reason, halving cargo transit times could become one of the most significant elements of Georgia’s strategy. Growing cargo flows could also stimulate the development of warehousing infrastructure, transport companies, port services, and industrial zones.

 

Overall, Tbilisi is seeking to transform Georgia from a transit territory into a fully-fledged logistics hub between Asia and Europe. Doubling railway and port capacity, reducing cargo delivery times, and expanding aviation infrastructure should increase the country’s attractiveness within the Middle Corridor.

Amid growing competition for trade flows between Asia and Europe, speed, reliability, and predictability could ultimately determine whether the Middle Corridor becomes one of the key Eurasian transport routes.

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08.09.2026 11:38