Batumi, Georgia, 30 January 2023 – A team from Philippine Embassy in Ankara led by Ambassador Maria Elena P. Algabre met with officials of the Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT) in Batumi, Georgia, on 20 December 2022. Mr. Nikoloz Gogoli, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and representatives of the BICT, informed the Ambassador on the operations of the terminal and on the increased volume of services the terminal provides. Together with HR and Marketing Manager Ms. Ketevan Oragvelidze, Mr. Gogoli gave a tour of BICT to the visiting Embassy team.
Ambassador Algabre (center), BICT CEO Mr. Nikoloz Gogoli (2nd from left), BICT HR and Marketing Manager Ms. Ketevan Oragvelidze (2nd from right), together with Attaché Paula Conzales and Attaché Francis Villamin at the Batumi International Container Terminal, Batumi, Georgia (BICT photo)
BICT is one of the eight subsidiaries of the International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Heralded as a Filipino multinational success story, ICTSI is a leader in the field of port management and cargo handling, and the largest, independent terminal operator with operations in emerging and developed economies, including in the Asia-Pacific and the Americas.
A tour of the Terminal (Embassy and BICT photos)
Strategically located at the Batumi Sea Port, BICT is both a gateway for container and general cargo throughout the Caucasus and Central Asia region as well as a logistics center and primary transportation trade point in the Black Sea basin. With an increase of shipping volume since the start of the pandemic, BICT intends to increase its operations and add value-added services for its clients. END
