Guyana poised to tap continental shipping boom

Guyana can capitalize on a booming South American shipping industry but its success is dependent on how it carves out its role, according to Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) President Carlos Urriola.

In the feature address at the Shipping Association of Guyana (SAG) annual dinner and award ceremony at the Pegasus Hotel on Monday evening, Urriola explained that opportunities exist and a lot of synergy is available, which Guyana could tap into to develop both land and sea infrastructure.

He said that other South American countries—