{"id":100999,"date":"2026-02-24T14:16:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/895128915"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:16:59","slug":"caribbean-shipping-association-officials-visit-guyana-to-advance-preparations-for-56th-annual-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/caribbean-shipping-association-officials-visit-guyana-to-advance-preparations-for-56th-annual-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Caribbean Shipping Association officials visit Guyana to advance preparations for 56th Annual Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/inewsguyana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ms-Capella-Ras-Visit-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1346&amp;ssl=1\" data-caption><img data-opt-id=1783060357  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"366\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/inewsguyana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ms-Capella-Ras-Visit-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C366&amp;ssl=1\" alt title=\"Ms Capella Ras Visit\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p> <!-- content --><\/p>\n<p>The Shipping Association of Guyana (SAG) hosted Ms. Milaika Capella Ras (General Manager) and Ms. Dionne Mason-Gordon (Operations Manager) of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) from February 18-19 in preparation for its 56th Annual General Meeting, Conference and Exhibition in Guyana this year.<\/p>\n<p>The CSA Executives along with the SAG planning team met with key local stakeholders to advance planning for the highly anticipated regional maritime event, which is scheduled for October 25\u201328, 2026. This will mark the first time Guyana will host the CSA\u2019s flagship conference. The conference brings together over 350 key maritime stakeholders from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit the delegation engaged in strategic discussions with SAG Chairman, Dr. Komal Singh and members of the Local Organising Committee (LOC). The meetings focused on logistical coordination, venue readiness and compliance with CSA conference standards. Dr. Singh underscored the importance of bringing the prestigious event to Guyana, noting the local maritime sector\u2019s strong commitment to delivering a seamless, well-executed and fruitful conference. He confirmed that the LOC has already begun comprehensive preparations to ensure all CSA requirements are met.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event comes at a time when Guyana continues to have exceptional economic and infrastructure transformation coupled with an abundance of opportunities for Guyanese, investors and by extension the Shipping Industry, Dr. Singh added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are looking forward to an exceptional gathering that will bring together maritime leaders and stakeholders from across the Caribbean and around the world,\u201d said Ms. Capella Ras. \u201cGuyana\u2019s readiness and the dedicated efforts of its organising team promise a memorable and impactful conference,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The CSA officials also toured several hotels and conference venues earmarked for the event. They were accompanied by SAG Trustee Mr. Andrew Astwood and Secretary\/Manager Mr. Ian D\u2019Anjou.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming conference is expected to attract regional and international maritime leaders, industry executives and stakeholders. It will provide a platform to strengthen professional networks, showcase best practices and explore emerging opportunities within the Caribbean maritime sector. The CSA\u2019s visit highlights its continued commitment to regional collaboration, industry development and strengthening the Caribbean\u2019s maritime future \u2014 with Guyana poised to be the host to this landmark event.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Discover more from INews Guyana<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The <span class=\"match\">Shipping<\/span> Association of Guyana (SAG) hosted &#8230; (Operations Manager) of the Caribbean <span class=\"match\">Shipping<\/span> Association (CSA) from February 18 &#8230; , investors and by extension the <span class=\"match\">Shipping<\/span> Industry, Dr. Singh added. \u00e2\u0080\u009cWe &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100999\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}