TBILISI, September 26 – Georgia’s plans to revive its shipbuilding industry remains a dream, while the country’s neighbors on the Caspian Sea are moving forward with major new investments, according to a study by the Transport Corridor Research Center (TCRC). In Azerbaijan, the Baku Shipyard has become a regional powerhouse. Earlier this year, the country’s … Read more
TBILISI, September 25 – Energy giant Chevron may be preparing a comeback in the Caspian energy game, with talks underway about re-entering the Baku–Supsa export pipeline project, according to Energy Intelligence Group economist Julien Mathoniere, cited by Report.az. Chevron exited Azerbaijan last year, selling its stakes in the Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli (ACG) oilfield block and the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan … Read more
TBILISI, September 25 – Russia will keep its ban on gasoline exports in place until the end of the year and widen restrictions to include diesel shipments, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak confirmed, according to Interfax. The gasoline ban, first imposed in late July to stabilize domestic supply, had already been extended twice. Now it … Read more
TBILISI, September 24 – Two people were killed and three injured in a drone strike on the Russian Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk, the governor of Krasnodar region said Monday. Governor Veniamin Kondratyev announced on social media that drones targeted the city center near the Novorossiysk Hotel. He said five residential buildings, including apartment … Read more
TBILISI, September 24 – A local community leader and opposition politician was killed in Armenia late Sunday night, according to the country’s Interior Ministry. Volodya Grigoryan, head of the Parakar community near Yerevan and a representative of the opposition party Country for Life, was shot dead in his own home. Media reports say a friend … Read more
TBILISI, September 22 – Azerbaijan has extended its special quarantine regime, keeping land borders closed until January 1, 2026, despite the World Health Organization declaring the global COVID emergency over last year. Prime Minister Ali Asadov signed the latest decision, which prolongs measures that were due to expire on October 1, 2025. According to government … Read more
TBILISI, September 18 – More than 70,000 passengers have flown on direct routes between Russia and Abkhazia since Moscow resumed air links to the breakaway region earlier this year, according to Russian aviation chief Dmitry Yadrovo in a briefing with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Flights into Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia, restarted on May 1, … Read more
TBILISI, September 18 – Russia is facing its worst gasoline shortage in two years, with wholesale sales dropping sharply while prices hit record highs, according to business daily Kommersant. On September 16, sales of A-92 gasoline at the St Petersburg commodity exchange fell 21.7% to 15,600 tons, the lowest level since 2023. A-95 gasoline sales … Read more
TBILISI, September 17 – Nearly one in four Russians plans to spend the upcoming New Year holiday in Georgia, Armenia, or the Baltic states, according to a new survey published by Russian travel service Kupibilet and reported by TASS. The poll of more than 1,500 people found that 24% were choosing those nearby destinations, while … Read more
TBILISI, September 16 – Turkish truckers hauling cargo into Russia are still betting on Georgia’s land corridor, even though it comes with long delays and unpredictable closures, according to new research by the Transport Corridor Research Center (TCRC), a Tbilisi-based think tank. The key link is the Kazbegi–Upper Lars crossing on the Georgian-Russian border, the … Read more