Wondernet Express is reshaping Eurasian logistics. From Central Asia to Batumi, its CEO outlines how Georgia became a strategic artery for global trade and the future of the Middle Corridor.
Mamuka Murjikneli took the helm of Wondernet Express Investment Group in 2021, amid increasing investment flows across Central Asia and the wider region. Today, the company’s state-of-the-art fertilizer terminal in Batumi anchors a logistics vision aligned with energy corridors, regional integration, and long-term partnerships.
“We are the most modern fertilizer terminal on the Black Sea,” Murjikneli says, seated in the firm’s headquarters overlooking Georgia’s western coast. “We are the fastest-loading facility in Georgia.”
With a 1.5-million-ton handling capacity and potential to scale to 2 million, Wondernet’s infrastructure has positioned Georgia as a key node in the Middle Corridor—a vital route for cargo from Central Asia through the Caspian and Black Seas, tracing its origins back to the Silk Road of Marco Polo.
Founded by investors with decades of experience in Eurasian transshipment and backed by Trammo, the U.S.-based global commodities trader, Wondernet was the first to move Uzbek-produced urea and Chevron-Kazakhstan’s sulphur to Black Sea markets. “It was the right decision at the right time,” Murjikneli says.
This success followed Wondernet’s $25 million investment in Georgian infrastructure. The company is also expanding into Kazakhstan’s Aktau Port and eyeing Anaklia, Georgia’s deep-sea terminal. “We’re ready to invest in terminal infrastructure,” Murjikneli confirms.
Wondernet’s ambitions align with Georgia’s pro-business climate: zero tolerance for corruption, easy banking, and a growing English-speaking workforce. As interest from Gulf countries rises, Murjikneli sees tremendous value in partners from the UAE. “We want partners who bring value, not just capital,” he stresses.
Murjikneli is excited about a possible Emaar project in Gonio. “Emaar entering Georgia would elevate development standards,” he says, bringing global expertise to Georgia’s fast-modernizing economy. For Murjikneli, investment is strategic, not transactional. “This is a shared goal—one that provides economic, political, and strategic benefits.”
