Improved maintenance of Demerara Harbour urged by shippers

The Shipping Association of Guyana (SAG) is calling for improvements in the management and operation of the Demerara Harbour and said delays in dredging the channel and replacing decrepit navigational aids represent threats to the sector’s competitiveness.

Speaking to a gathering of persons in the shipping fraternity at a dinner and awards ceremony three weeks ago at the Pegasus, past chairman of the SAG Clinton Williams said that while other developments are being pursued, Port Georgetown remains the key port for all of Guyana’s containerised exports and imports