The Poti Terminal is the crucial mid-point on a supply chain that connects developed markets to the resources and reserves of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan via a rail network spanning over 4,600 km. The region has the world’d fastest growth in proven oil reserves and is also the world’s most rapidly growing petroleum exporting region. To this exciting market, Channel Energy has brought an emphasis on efficiency and performance, stressing the highest operational and environmental standarts and competitiveness. The Poti Terminal is supplied by an rail and marine network that generates throughput of approximately 2.0 million tons per year and has the capacity to generate much more, with an increased efficiency and possible expansion plan.

A key factor in this optimistic growth outlook is Channel Energy’s logistics management expertise and its alliances with strong logistics companies. Moreover, as petroleum extraction in the region grows, with large investments by oil majors and oil producers coming on stream, the Poti Terminal is poised to grow in parallel. Chosen specifically for its expandability, the terminal has already been expanded once since its original construction in 2002 and plans for a third phase area nearing implementation in response to growing demand, particularly from oil majors.







Poti Terminal Vital Statistics

  Location : Port of Poti, Republic of Georgia
  Number of Tanks : 8 (ranging from 4.000 cbm to 20.000 cbm)
  Total Storage Capacity : 120,000 m3
  Annual Design Capacity : 4 million tons
  Capacity Breakdown : White Products - 80,000 m3
  White/Black Products - 40,000 m3
  Berths : #1 - Dedicated Berth
  #2 - Shared Berth
  Draft : 10,50 m (updated regularly)
  Vessel Sizes : up to 35,000 DWT
  Discharging/Loading Rate : 1,500 m3/hour
  Simultaneous Rail Tanker Handling Capacity : 48 RTC's
  Daily Rail Tanker Discharge Capacity : 10,000 tons
  Value Added Services : Blending, additive injection, swaps and on-site inspection and survey services;
  on-site ship agency.