The opening of a ferry service between Georgia and Bulgaria is important for the efficiency of the Middle Corridor

14.07.2024

Bulgaria is taking steps to develop the Middle Corridor through the planned resumption of ferry services with Georgia via the Black Sea, Trend reports, citing Bulgarian media. "Representatives of the Bulgarian Railway (BDZ), the Bulgarian maritime company P.N.A Ltd and the Georgian Railway signed an agreement in Tbilisi on the restoration of ferry service on the Black Sea," the media reports. Ferry and railway connections between Bulgaria and Georgia play an important role in the logistics of goods transported across the Black Sea. The restoration of ferry services is also vital from the point of view of improving the efficiency of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor (Middle Corridor), according to the results of the meeting of experts from Bulgaria and Georgia in Tbilisi. The dates will be clarified later. It should be noted that the Middle Corridor has been operating for more than 10 years, but in the last two years it has been with increased activity due to new geopolitical realities. In 2023, 2.7 million tons of cargo passed through it (an increase of 86%), in 2024 the cargo flow may exceed 4.2 million tons.