GEORGETOWN  information for this port
LOCATION: Latitude: 06° 49' N - Longitude: 58° 10' W ADMINISTRATION: Transport & Harbours Department Water Street, Stabroek, Georgetown, Guyana. Tel: +592 2 59350 - Fax: +592 2 78445 Port manager: Ivor English, MSc. Tel: +592 2 59350 - Fax: +592 2 78445 Harbour master: Stephen Thomas, MSc. Tel: +592 2 67842; 592 271696 - Fax: +592 2 78545 Radio frequency: VHF Channels 16 & 5SB 8281-2 Chief pilot: Capt Carl Bacchus. Tel: +592 2 72407/60860 - Fax: +592 2 78545 - Radio frequency: VHF 16 & 5SB 8281-2 WORKING HOURS: Mon-Fri: 07.00-16.00. - Closed: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Labor Day, Christmas Day and Republic Day. (Overtime can be worked by special arrangement with some operators in eight hour block periods around the clock and throughout the year.) APPROACH: Via Demerara River. Main approach is 10 km long, 70 metres wide and 5 meters deep - Landmarks: Chateau Margot chimney; Georgetown lighthouse beacon. HAZARDS: None notified. TRANSPORTATION: All berths linked by road. Inland and onward transportation is by truck or by river and coastal vessels. Cheddi Jagan International (Timehri) Airport is 47 km from the sea port. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS: Imports: Petroleum, foodstuffs, general hardware, vehicles, heavy duty machinery - Exports: Sugar, rice, bauxite, timber, rum, marine products. WEATHER: NE tropical winds - Tides: MHWS is 2.9 meters; MLWS: 0.34 meters; MHWN: 2.23 meters; MLWN: 1.04 meters. ANCHORAGE: Five anchorage points with water depths of 58 meters, 6.4 meters, 6.7 meters, 61 meters and 5.5 meters. PILOTAGE: Pilot boards at Demerara Light House (outer Georgetown) Pilot Station. TOWAGE: Several companies available. They can be contacted by the various berth operators. TRAFFIC: Vessel calls per year: Container: 466 - Tankers: 265 - Breakbulk: 112 - Bulk: 40 - Cruise: 3 - Ro-ro: 0 Cargo handled per year: 400,000 to 500,000 tonnes. Cargo handled per day: 1,000 to 2,000 tonnes. EQUIPMENT: | Type | Units | Capacity (tonnes) | | Stackers | 3 | 40 (John Fernandes) | | Stacker | 1 | 40 (Guyana National Shipping Corp) | | Crawler crane | 2 | 40 (John Fernandes) | | Crawler crane | 1 | 40 (Guyana National Shipping Corp) | | Crawler crane | 1 | 30 (Guyana National Shipping Corp) | | Crawler crane | 1 | 30 (Guyana National Industrial Co Inc) | | Crawler cranes | 2 | 30 (Demerara Shipping Co Ltd) | | Crawler crane | 1 | 8 (John Fernandes) | | Fork-lift trucks | 20 | 3-5 (John Fernandes) | | Fork-lift trucks | 18 | 3-5 (Guyana National Shipping Corp) | | Fork-lift trucks | 6 | 3-5 (National Industrial Co Inc) | | Fork-lift trucks | 6 | 3-5 (Demerara Shipping Co Ltd) | STORAGE: Open storage: 62,087 square meters available. Covered storage: | Facility | Capacity (square meters) | | John Fernandes | 11,152 | | Guyana National Shipping Corp | 8,430 | | Guyana National Industrial Co Inc | 9,600 | | Demerara Shipping Co Ltd | 2,700 | Air draft: No restrictions - Refrigeration capacity: None. BUNKERS: Supplied by road tanker or tank barge. PROVISIONS: Available. WATER: Fresh water is supplied by water tenders at a rate of US$8 per tonne. FACILITIES: Maximum draft alongside: 8.0 meters - Longest vessel: 290 meters LOA. | Facility | Berth No | Length (meters) | Depth (meters) | | John Fernandes Ltd | 1 | 190 | 6.3/7.2 | | Guyana National Shipping Corp Ltd | 1 | 290 | 6.1/8.3 | | Guyana National Industrial Co Inc | 1 | 200 | 5.3/6.4 | | Demerara Shipping Co Ltd | 1 | 140 | 5.4/6.5 | NEW FACILITIES: None planned. PRIVATE WHARFS: John Fernandes Ltd - Guyana National Shipping Corp Ltd. Guyana National Industrial Co Inc - Demerara Shipping Co Ltd. MEDICAL AID: One public and five private hospitals within 3 km radius of the port. ENVIRONMENT: Environmental Protection Act (EPA). LLOYD'S AGENT: Guyana National Shipping Corporation Ltd, Georgetown.
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