Local company, Diamond Shorebase Inc has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an environmental permit to operate a dock facility at Friendship, East Bank Demerara.
The company based at 36 Barima Avenue, Bel Air Park, Georgetown, is aiming to provide both covered berthing and a heavy marine loading depot for platform supply vessels that service the oil and gas industry. The project is a US$25 million undertaking and is expected to be operational 16 months after the commencement of construction.
The docking facility will be constructed on a plot of 5.72 acres of land and will have approximately 10 workers required to operate and maintain the facility during its operation.