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Shipping from Qingdao to Poti

Qingdao to Poti

Yellow Sea · Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Bosporus · Black Sea

Sea corridor illustration: Qingdao to Poti, Georgia Simplified map with a curved corridor from Qingdao via Yellow Sea, Taiwan Strait, Malacca Strait, Indian Ocean, Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez Canal, Bosporus, Black Sea to Poti. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. CHINAINDIASOUTHEAST ASIACENTRAL ASIA Taiwan StraitSingapore / MalaccaBab-el-MandebSuez CanalBosporus QingdaoCHINA ORIGIN PotiGEORGIA QingdaoYELLOW SEASHANDONGJIANGSUDEPARTURE AREA
  1. QingdaoChina origin
  2. Yellow Sea
  3. Taiwan Strait
  4. Malacca Strait
  5. Indian Ocean
  6. Bab-el-Mandeb
  7. Suez Canal
  8. Bosporus
  9. Black Sea
  10. PotiGeorgia
Geographic corridor illustration only, not a vessel track, port-call list or sailing schedule. The loading terminal, carrier, transshipment and dates are confirmed per shipment.

Lithium batteries for Poti go from Shandong through Qingdao's Qianwan terminals, where Qingdao MSA pilots one-document transhipment. On the way they face a Suez, Aegean and Bosporus passage into the Black Sea, and they arrive at the port of Poti.

Georgia applies its own import and product rules on arrival. This page sets out 5 points specific to this route, how Anxin handles each one and which documents to prepare.

What we need to start

  • Fog season Apr–Jul
  • Qianwan export
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Route profile

What sets Qingdao → Poti apart

Origin port

Qingdao (Qianwan)

Qianwan exports from Shandong, where Qingdao MSA's one-document pilot cuts repeat filings for cargo moved between terminals by water.

Sea corridor

Asia – Black Sea via Suez and the Turkish Straits

Suez, the Aegean and the Turkish Straits, with a 24-hour DG sailing plan before the Bosporus and, since September 2026, almost the whole Black Sea on the war-risk list.

Aerial view over Qingdao's harbour front, with piers and the Dagang port area
A cargo ship at anchor in calm water under a clear sky

Where this route gets difficult

What to watch between Qingdao and Poti: 5 points

Listed from loading in Qingdao to import into Georgia, each with what we do about it.

  1. Origin port

    One filing for transhipment between Qingdao terminals

    Qingdao MSA's 'one-document, one-box' pilot has since November 2024 covered water-to-water transhipment of lithium batteries and other 'new three' cargo between Dagang and Qianwan, with one outbound cargo report and no more than one packing inspection within the pilot ports. In the launch case, three cargo and three ship reports became one cargo and two ship reports.

    What Anxin does: If your cargo is stuffed at a Dagang yard or reaches Qianwan by water, we check at booking whether it qualifies for the pilot and file once, so the box is not reopened between terminals.

  2. Origin port

    Qingdao fog, April to July

    The China Meteorological Administration lists sea fog among the major marine hazards of the Yellow and Bohai Seas, mostly between April and July and with a serious effect on shipping. At Qingdao a fog hold can shift a battery container onto another vessel, and its DG filings must follow.

    What Anxin does: In fog season we leave slack between stuffing and the DG cut-off at Qianwan and keep the cargo report ready to amend quickly if the vessel changes.

  3. China export

    Two maritime filings and a signed packing certificate before loading

    Every lithium battery container leaving Qingdao needs a cargo safe-carriage report and a ship's dangerous goods permit filed with the Maritime Safety Administration by a certified declarant, and a container packing certificate signed by a certified inspector who watched the stuffing. Separately, customs must have appraised the packaging in use; export of dangerous goods in unappraised packaging is not allowed.

    What Anxin does: We work only with packing sites and declarants holding the required certificates, and we collect the packaging use-appraisal result before the container is stuffed.

  4. Sea corridor

    Black Sea war-risk area widened in September 2026

    The Joint War Committee extended its Black Sea listed area on 16 September 2026 to cover nearly the whole sea, excluding only Turkish, Georgian, Bulgarian and Romanian territorial waters. Ships going in must notify war-risk underwriters, who can charge extra premium per voyage, which carriers may pass on.

    What Anxin does: We ask the carrier for any war-risk surcharge to Poti in writing before booking and recheck it if the sailing moves.

  5. Sea corridor

    Turkish Straits: Sailing Plan 1 a day ahead

    Before entering the Turkish Straits, a ship with dangerous cargo files Sailing Plan 1 with the Turkish Straits VTS at least 24 hours ahead, listing the dangerous goods classes on board. A class 9 battery container is part of that list, so wrong or late DG data on the manifest can delay the ship at the entrance.

    What Anxin does: We make sure the DG manifest data (UN number, class, quantity, container number) are final and match the booking before the vessel leaves the last port before the straits.

Locator map of Poti, GeorgiaPoti
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (42.15°N, 41.65°E).
Blue container gantry cranes on a quay at the Port of Algeciras

Documents & compliance

Checklist for Qingdao → Poti

Test reports, safety data sheets and import certificates come from the shipper, factory and importer, not from Anxin; our part is to review them before booking.

Before loading in Qingdao

  • Confirmation whether the Dagang–Qianwan one-document pilot applies; a single cargo report filed at the first port of loading
  • Safety data sheet and dangerous goods safe-carriage declaration for the MSA cargo report
  • Customs packaging use-appraisal result for the dangerous goods packaging (with the maker's performance appraisal)
  • Container packing certificate signed by a certified packing inspector after supervised stuffing
  • Transport-condition classification report where applicable

Carrier and voyage

  • Final DG manifest data ready before the vessel reaches the Turkish Straits
  • Condition statement: new, used, damaged/defective (SP376) or for recycling (SP377)
  • War-risk surcharge for the Black Sea port stated in writing
A cylindrical lithium-ion cell held between two fingers
Before you book

Send the file once, complete

Most delays on this route start with a document that exists but does not match: a UN number, a model name or a package count that differs between the Qingdao filings, the carrier booking and the Georgia import file. We check the three against each other before the booking is confirmed.

Carriers we book with

Our booking panel; availability on this lane and acceptance of the declared UN numbers are confirmed for each booking. It does not mean that a listed carrier runs a direct service on this route. Carrier choice depends on the trade lane, cargo classification and each carrier's dangerous-goods acceptance at booking. The final carrier is confirmed on the booking.

Risk & mitigation

What could go wrong from Qingdao to Poti, and who acts

RiskWhereMitigationWho acts
Fog hold forces a vessel change after filingQingdao, Apr–JulSlack in schedule; amendment-ready filingAnxin with the declarant
Duplicate filing or reopening between Qingdao terminalsDagang → QianwanPilot eligibility checked at booking; single cargo reportAnxin with the declarant
Incorrect DG data in the straits sailing planTurkish StraitsManifest checked against the bookingCarrier, with data from Anxin
Additional war-risk premium added after bookingBlack Sea listed areaSurcharge confirmed in writingCarrier, checked by Anxin

Questions

Common questions on the Qingdao → Poti route

A Sailing Plan 1 to the Turkish Straits VTS at least 24 hours before entry, including the dangerous cargo classes on board.

Under Qingdao MSA's 'one-document, one-box' pilot (since November 2024), water-to-water transhipment between Dagang and Qianwan needs one outbound cargo report and at most one packing inspection. We confirm eligibility at booking.

The 30% ceiling is an air-transport rule (IATA PI 965 for lithium-ion batteries shipped alone). The sea guidance we rely on sets no general 30% cap for UN3480 or UN3481, but a carrier may set its own condition, so we confirm it at booking.

References

Official sources for this page

  1. Turkish Straits Maritime Traffic Regulation (English translation) (Republic of Türkiye (translation published by VDA))
  2. 'One-document, one-box' pilot for water-to-water transhipment of new-energy dangerous goods starts in Qingdao (Chinese), 12 November 2024 (China Transport News)
  3. Sea fog in the Yellow and Bohai Seas (fog season mainly April–July) (China Meteorological Administration (from Guangming Daily))
  4. Export dangerous goods packaging inspection: service guide (Chinese) (General Administration of Customs of China (Lanzhou Customs service guide))
  5. IATA Battery Guidance Document – Revised for the 2026 Regulations (IATA)

Next step

From enquiry to import

  1. 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
  2. 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
  3. 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
  4. 4HandoverAt Qingdao
  5. 5ImportClearance at Poti
Each step is confirmed in writing; an enquiry does not create a booking.

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Origin and destination are filled in; add the cargo facts you have.

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After you send it

We check carrier acceptance for Qingdao → Poti before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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