Port guide · UN/LOCODE GY GEO
Georgetown, Guyana
Guyana · 6.83° N, 58.17° W · Also listed as Demerara
The World Port Index classes Georgetown as a river port reached from the North Atlantic Ocean. It records a channel depth of 6.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 6 m. Norfolk is 3,810 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 6.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6 m
- Max vessel length
- 190 m
- From Norfolk
- 3,810 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 190 m and a maximum draft of 8.2 m.
- Channel depth
- 6.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 4.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 6.4 m
- Tidal range
- 2.6 m
- Entrance width
- 70 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 190 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 32 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 8.2 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Georgetown is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- No
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Guyana
- US exports, 2025
- $1.5BLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
- US imports, 2025
- $5.1BLed by mineral fuels and oils
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.