Extensive capital dredging of the harbour facility at Port Georgetown to enable access for larger vessels remains a critical issue on the local maritime agenda, Executive Secretary of the Shipping Association of Guyana Ian D’Anjou said.
According to the Shipping Association official, undertaking improvements to local port facilities in Georgetown is also linked to the country providing a positive response to known Brazilian interest in utilizing those facilities as an outlet for its goods seeking access to the Caribbean and beyond. He said the Shipping Association had been in the process of having a delegation visit Brazil to discuss the issue of the transshipment of goods, but the actualization of such a venture would hinge on both the improvement of local port facilities