{"id":23508,"date":"2024-10-16T13:57:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T13:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23508"},"modified":"2024-10-16T13:58:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T13:58:32","slug":"mv-sabanto-and-mv-kanawan-to-undergo-periodic-maintenance-as-demand-for-water-transport-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/mv-sabanto-and-mv-kanawan-to-undergo-periodic-maintenance-as-demand-for-water-transport-rises\/","title":{"rendered":"MV Sabanto and MV Kanawan to Undergo Periodic Maintenance as Demand for Water Transport Rises"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>September 28, 2024<\/em><br><em>By Delicia Janniere<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MV Sabanto and MV Kanawan ferries, which provide essential transport services across the Essequibo River between Parika and Supenaam, are scheduled for periodic dry docking to facilitate maintenance works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This announcement was made by Public Works Minister Juan Edghill, who emphasized the importance of maintaining these vessels due to the increased demand for water transport in the Supernaam region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill stated that the government is committed to ensuring that all vessels operated by the Transport and Harbours Department receive the necessary maintenance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ferries have been working overtime to meet the heightened transportation needs of residents in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The docking will be conducted on a rotational basis, allowing one vessel to be serviced while the other remains in operation, supported by additional vessels as needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach aims to minimize disruptions to the livelihoods of those relying on these ferries for transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill noted that maintenance work often occurs while the vessels are in service, highlighting the urgent demand for transport in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government allocated $8.1 billion in the 2024 budget to improve river transport, demonstrating its commitment to enhancing transportation infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 28, 2024By Delicia Janniere The MV Sabanto and MV Kanawan ferries, which provide essential transport services across the Essequibo River between Parika and Supenaam, are scheduled for periodic dry&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23510,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23508","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=23508"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23511,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23508\/revisions\/23511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}