Batumi Oil Terminal resumes transshipment of aviation kerosene from Europe to Kazakhstan after 8-year break

ASTANA. July 15 (Interfax) - The Batumi Oil Terminal (BOT), a foreign asset of JSC KazTransOil in Georgia, resumed transshipment of aviation kerosene in July 2026 after an eight-year break, the press service of the Kazakh company said.

The BOT has therefore become "a key hub for the supply of aviation fuel from Europe to Kazakhstan via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (the Middle Corridor)," the press service said.

"The terminal has begun processing JET A1 aviation kerosene produced at European refineries, expanding the range of transshipped cargo. The first batch of aviation kerosene amounting to 10,000 tonnes was delivered to the BOT by sea transport via the Black Sea. Currently, the cargo is located at the terminal and is awaiting the arrival of railway tank cars for subsequent shipment to Kazakhstan," KazTransOil said.

Batumi Oil Terminal LLC is a 100% subsidiary of the Kazakh main oil pipeline operator KazTransOil, which through BOT owns and manages production assets in Georgia.

The Trans-Caspian International Transport Route connects China and Europe through Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.