GEORGETOWN
PORT: Georgetown
COUNTRY: Guyana
CODE: GYGEO
1. LOCATION: At the mouth of the Demerara River, on the central coastline of the country.
2. OVERVIEW: The main port for Guyana.
3. MAXIMUM SIZE:
Breakbulk: Draft 6.5 m.
Container: Draft 6.5 m.
Passengers: Draft 6.5 m.
Ro-Ro: Draft 6.5 m.
Bulk: Draft 6.1 m.
Tankers: Draft 7.0 m.
Gas: Draft 7.0 m.
4. TRAFFIC: Cargoes handled include breakbulk, bulk grain and minerals, containers, general, molasses, petroleum products, project and Ro-Ro.
5. PILOTAGE: Compulsory, available throughout 24 hours. Pilotage also provided from the pilots station for Berbice and Essequibo rivers and New Amsterdam.
6. TUGS: Use of tugs mandatory for vessels 500 tonnes and over, contact Agent.
7. BERTHS:
|
Berth |
Length |
Depth 1 |
LOA |
Draft |
Cargo |
|
|
(m.) |
(m.) |
(m.) |
(m.) |
|
|
CMC: |
21 |
|
|
|
Molasses |
|
CBCS: |
40 |
|
|
|
Steel products |
|
DSC: |
140 |
5.4–6.5 |
150.
|
6.5 |
Break bulk, containers, grain, Ro-Ro, timber |
|
Demerara Sugar Terminal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
North |
126.8 |
5.48 |
|
|
Demerara sugar |
|
South |
14.0 |
|
|
|
Demerara sugar |
|
Fishing Quay: |
|
|
|
|
Fishing boats, local craft |
|
GNIC/TGI: |
213 |
5.3–6.4 |
170 |
6.0 2 |
Break bulk, cement, containers, fertilizer, grain, project |
|
GNSC: |
292 |
6.1–8.3 |
170 |
6.5 |
Break bulk, containers, passenger, Ro-Ro, project |
|
GOC: |
49.2 |
|
|
|
Fuel oil, diesel gasoline, kerosene |
|
JFL: |
230 |
6.3–7.2 |
170 |
6.2 |
Break bulk, fertilizer, grain, containers, project |
|
Muneshwar:
|
192 |
6.10 |
170 |
|
Break bulk, bulk, containers, general |
|
NAMILCO: |
103 |
|
|
|
Bulk wheat |
|
Naval Base: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
Navy, lay-by |
|
|
255.25 |
|
|
|
Break bulk, general |
|
SOL: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
McDoom |
78 |
|
152 |
7.0 |
Gas, petroleum products |
|
Providence |
70 |
|
152 |
6.5 |
Gas, petroleum products, bunkers |
1 MLWS
2 LW
8. CRANES: Heavy lift cranes of 25 tons available. Ship's gear has to be used. No floating cranes.
9. WASTE DISPOSAL: Information not available.
10. SLOPS DISPOSAL: Information not available.
11. WATER: Fresh water is available, and is delivered alongside. The ship is required to pay for labour, overtime, etc., involved in the delivery.
12. FUEL: Supplied by road tanker or bunker barge.
13. CHANDLERY: Information not available.
14. CONTACT: Georgetown Port Authority, Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), Transport and Harbours Department Building, Battery Road, Kingston, Georgetown, Guyana. T: +592 226 3356, 225 7330. info@marad.gov.gy www.marad.gov.gy