Port of New Amsterdam (GYNAM), Guyana, North America

River Port
Basic Information
Name
:

New Amsterdam

Local Port Name
:

Port of New Amsterdam

Port Authority
:

Port Authority of New Amsterdam

Port Code
:

GYNAM

Type
:

River Port

Latitude
:

6° 14' 0" N

Longitude
:

57° 31' 0" W

First Port Of Entry
:

Yes

ETA Message Required
:

Yes

USA Representative
:

No

Medical Facilities
:

Yes

Port Size
:

Small

Harbor Features
Harbor Size
:

Very Small

Shelter
:

Good

Max Vessel Size
:

---

Harbor Type
:

River Natural

Turning Area
:

---

Good Holding Ground
:

Yes

Entrance Restrictions
Tide
:

Yes

Overhead Limit
:

No

Swell
:

Yes

Ice
:

No

Other
:

Yes

Water Depth
Channel
:

0 - 5 feet, 0 - 1.5 meters

Cargo Pier
:

6 - 10 feet, 1.8 - 3 meters

Mean Tide
:

3 feet

Anchorage
:

6 - 10 feet, 1.8 - 3 meters

Oil Terminal
:

16 - 20 feet, 4.9 - 6.1 meters

Pilotage
Compulsory
:

Yes

Available
:

Yes

Advisable
:

Yes

Local Assist
:

Yes

Tugs
Assist
:

No

Salvage
:

No

Quarantine
Pratique
:

Yes

Deratt Cert
:

Yes

Other
:

---

Contact Details
Address
:

Guyana National Shipping Corporation Limited 5 - 9 Lombard Street Georgetown Guyana

Fax
:

---

800-Number
:

---

Email
:

---

Website
:

www.gnsc.com

Phone
:

592-226-1732

Telephone
:

---

Radio
:

Yes

Air
:

---

Telegraph
:

---

Radio Tel
:

Yes

Rail
:

Yes

Loading & Unloading
Wharves
:

Yes

Med Moor
:

---

Anchor
:

Yes

Ocean
:

---

Ice
:

---

Lift Cranes
100 Plus Ton Lifts
:

---

50-100 Ton Lifts
:

---

25-49 Ton Lifts
:

---

0-24 Ton Lifts
:

Yes

Fixed Cranes
:

---

Mobile Cranes
:

---

Floating Cranes
:

---

Port Services
Longshore
:

Yes

Electrical Repair
:

---

Steam
:

---

Electrical
:

---

Navigation Equipment
:

---

Supplies
Provisions
:

Yes

Fuel Oil
:

Yes

Deck
:

---

Water
:

Yes

Diesel Oil
:

Yes

Engine
:

---

Other Services
Ship Repairs
:

---

Marine Railroad Size
:

---

Degauss
:

---

Drydock Size
:

---

Garbage Disposal
:

---

Dirty Ballast
:

No

Shipping Lines Served

New Amsterdam (GYNAM)

North America