A Guyanese operator, on Guyanese water

GCITI operates specialised vessels for the movement of liquid bulk, dry bulk, deck and project cargo across Guyana, Suriname, the Caribbean and Latin America.

GCITI's wharf at Parika on the Essequibo river: a cargo barge in the foreground, Candy Carrier alongside, and the timber jetty running to the forested riverbank. — The company wharf at Parika, East Bank Essequibo.

The company

Legal name: Global Commercial Import & Transport Inc.
Incorporated: 2 November 2018, under the laws of Guyana
Registered office: 25 A Salem, Parika, East Bank Essequibo, Guyana
Founded by: Founded by Hemraj Albert. The family remain the shareholders and directors.
Managing Director: Bhabita Albert
Vessels published: 5
Team: Around 25 contract workers
Office hours: Monday to Friday 08:00–16:00, Saturday 09:00–14:00

Leadership

Who runs it

Bhabita Albert

Managing Director

Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, Guyana

Designated Person Ashore (DPA)
Company Security Officer (CSO)
Maritime operations and business administration training

Started in her father's shipping business at sixteen, in a clerical role. Now runs it.

Bhabita Albert was born and raised in Meten-Meer-Zorg on the West Coast of Demerara. The eldest child in her family, she joined her father's business at sixteen in a clerical role and worked her way up to lead it. Her father, Hemraj Albert, founded the company with capital from the family's other ventures; the family remain its shareholders and directors.

As Managing Director she runs a team of around 25 contract workers in an industry that is still overwhelmingly male. She holds certification as a Designated Person Ashore and as a Company Security Officer, alongside training in maritime operations and business administration.

Beyond GCITI

Albert is Managing Director of West Central Mall, Region Three's first commercial and entertainment complex, which she spearheaded, together with West Central Movies and the restaurant Atlantis Cuisine. In May 2025 she was elected President of the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the first woman to lead the chamber since it was founded in 2000, having previously served as its Vice President. As president she has grown membership, deepened government and diplomatic engagement, and launched a Junior Chamber to mentor young entrepreneurs.

West Central Mall, West Central Movies and Atlantis Cuisine reported by Guyana Times and Guyana Chronicle.

The fleet, and where it works

GCITI owns and operates one of the largest fleets registered under the flag of Guyana: five platform supply vessels and one oil tanker.

Beyond Guyana, GCITI holds contracts with companies in Suriname, across the Caribbean and into Latin America, and continues to expand in those markets.

Petroleum import

GCITI is approved by the Government of Guyana to import petroleum products, and supplies the local market with diesel, gasoline and heavy fuel oil to the quality and standards the government sets, at competitive prices.

How we work

Our people are trained in, and work to, the rules and regulations of the International Maritime Organization, including the ISM Code and SOLAS.

Our mission

To give our customers real options in shipping and chartering, and to deliver their cargo on time, in good condition and professionally managed. Alongside chartering, to supply petroleum and petroleum products that meet international standards, at competitive prices.

Our vision

To grow our shipping and chartering services for customers at home and abroad, to the standards of the International Maritime Organization, and to expand petroleum importation so that Guyanese buyers get prices that let them compete.

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