Irakli Gharibashvili meets with head of Maersk company

The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili met with the head of Mærsk company Robert Maersk Uggla.

According to the governmental administration, the main issue discussed at the meeting held in Davos was the activity of APM Terminals in Georgia and the prospects of future cooperation.

"Irakli Gharibashvili discussed with Robert Maersk Uggla the dynamics of the company's work in Georgia. The parties discussed concrete steps to be taken in the future.

Attention was drawn to the importance of the Middle Corridor as an alternative route connecting Europe and Asia. As the Prime Minister noted, Georgia is interested in the full-scale functioning of the Middle Corridor and supports the promotion of the mentioned transport route in an international format.

The Prime Minister emphasized the increased rate of cargo turnover in the Poti seaport and noted that the total number of containers processed in the Poti seaport in 2023, compared to 2022, has increased by 65.7%.

The business activities of the Danish company Maersk include: shipping, port operation, supply chain management and warehousing. The company is based in Copenhagen. It owns subsidiaries and offices in 130 countries. Among them, it operates in Georgia through its subsidiary company - APM Terminals. Maersk employs more than 100,000 people.

Maersk's revenue is $81.5 billion. In the 2023 Forbes Global 2000, Møller-Maersk was ranked as the 174th largest public company in the world. It is one of the largest shipping companies in the world and the largest in terms of fleet capacity," reads the press release.