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Russia’s state owned enterprise Rosmorport is negotiating the construction of a maritime hub in Abkhazia, company CEO Sergei Pylin has stated. He was speaking at the International Transport and Logistics Forum in St. Petersburg.
Pylin said that “Our colleagues from Abkhazia are planning to construct a new large maritime hub in the region. They are very interested in our working with them on issues related to the vessel-traffic management system and navigational and hydrographic equipment for the hub. We will continue negotiations.”
Pylin said that cooperation prospects are under discussion with representatives from African and Southeast Asian countries, which plan to restore and expand port infrastructure and invite Russian companies to participate.
Rosmorport federal state unitary enterprise is Russia’s largest owner of coastal port infrastructure facilities and is under the jurisdiction of Russia’s Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot). The company operates in 58 seaports located in 24 Russian constituent entities. Abkhazia declared independence from Georgia in 1992, and was recognised by Russia as an independent country in 20008. It sits on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia. It covers 8,665 square kilometres and has a population of around 245,000. Due to ethnic conflicts, its border with Georgia is closed, meaning it has had to rely on Russian ports to import and export products. Having its own maritime logistics hub would alleviate much of this reliance.
