{"id":16852,"date":"2024-02-26T03:54:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T03:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16852"},"modified":"2024-02-26T03:54:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T03:54:09","slug":"guyana-energy-conference-and-supply-chain-expo-opens-with-focus-on-logistics-and-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-energy-conference-and-supply-chain-expo-opens-with-focus-on-logistics-and-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo Opens with Focus on Logistics and Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong><em>By Samuel Sukhandan<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The much-anticipated Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo commenced today, attracting numerous energy professionals from the Caribbean and beyond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now in its third year, the conference emphasizes the significant opportunities in logistics and transport systems within Guyana for expanding trade across the Caribbean and South America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr. Irfaan Ali, delivering the keynote address, highlighted the pivotal role of the supply chain aspect in the government&#8217;s policy shift. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that while Guyana&#8217;s oil and gas potential is substantial, its translation into value depends on the existence of a viable market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali affirmed that his administration is laying the groundwork to facilitate this transition effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, President Ali underscored the crucial role of logistics and transport systems in bolstering the local economy, fostering regional integration, and enhancing competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim, President Ali articulated, is to achieve full integration of the Guyanese economy with CARICOM, South America, the Dominican Republic, and beyond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He referenced the forthcoming regional cargo ferry involving Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad, and Tobago as a testament to the profitability of investments in regional transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali highlighted several upcoming projects, including a deep-water port for Berbice, a bridge connecting Guyana with Suriname, and a road to Brazil, which are poised to unlock vast investment opportunities in transport and logistics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These initiatives are expected to further solidify Guyana&#8217;s role in regional food security and facilitate the exportation of products like bauxite in collaboration with Suriname to other nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual conference and exhibition, themed &#8220;Fuelling Transformation and Modernization,&#8221; are being held at the Guyana Marriott Hotel from February 19\u201322.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Sukhandan The much-anticipated Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo commenced today, attracting numerous energy professionals from the Caribbean and beyond. Now in its third year, the conference&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16853,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[360,363,350,359],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","category-national-transformation","category-news","category-top-picks"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16852"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16854,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16852\/revisions\/16854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}