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At the beginning of 2017 Wondernet Express has initiated the project on developing logistics corridor for transportation of dry cargo from Central Asian countries to Black Sea ports through Azerbaijan and Georgia.
For this purpose, the Company has entered into number of agreements with some of its key partners on this route – Georgian Railways, Azerbaijan Railways, Port of Baku and Port of Batumi.
Wondernet Express LLP and Trammo, Inc. have signed Shareholders’ Agreement on Joint Venture for construction and operation of Fertilizers Transshipment Terminal in Batumi Sea Port.
In January 2019 Wondernet Express Investment Group and Trammo Inc. have signed a Wondernet was founded in April of 2017 by ADIA, Covalent and Trammo Inc. and employees more than 150 people. We have invested more than $25 million into this terminal. Process of building the terminal started in April of 2019 and in April of 2021 company got its permit on operation and received first cargo of urea.
Total area of Mineral Fertilizers Terminal in Batumi Port is 1.5 hectares. It has three closed warehouses that can store up to 80,000 tons of cargo and are equipped with loading and unloading conveyor systems, sewage and communication supply systems, security cameras, automatic fire alarm and automatic fire extinguishing systems, that ensure safe and smooth operation of the terminal. Full capacity of the terminal is more than 1.5 million tons a year.
August
The largest in the region vessel Arborella loaded 44,000 tons of carbamide at the Batumi Terminal and sailed to South America
June
The official ceremony of Batumi fertilizer terminal opening. Natia Turnava congratulated the audience on the successful implementation of this important project. The Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia highlighted that the new terminal will process and transport over 1 500 000 tonnes of mineral fertilizers per year.
March
The first cargo arrived at the new multimodal terminal in Batumi. On March 27, 2021, 47 wagons with carbamide were delivered from Turkmenistan to Georgia. The cargo was unloaded and stored according to all international storage regulations.