Those involved a customspost 200 kilometers inland manned by a very small team, designed to cause delay where France could not impose an outright ban on Sony.
Having reasserted control over Ajaria, Mr Saakashvili can now get his hands on its port, which handles 200, 000 barrels of oil per day, and a busy customspost on the border with Turkey.
However, the BBC Southern Africa correspondent says there are problems because the port in Maputo is badly run down, and there is also uncertainty about how a large integrated customs and border post between South Africa and Mozambique will work.