ɪts mˈeɪn pˈɜːpəs wʌz tə tɹænspˈoːɹt kˈɔfi fɹʌm fˈɑːɹmz fˈɪŋkəz kəntɹˈoʊld mˈeɪnli baɪ dʒˈɜːmənz tə ðə pˈoːɹt ʌv pˈænzoʊz ˌɔn pəlˈɑːkɪk ɹˈɪvɚ, wˌɪtʃ mˈɜːdʒd tə lˈeɪɡoʊ də ˈɪzæbəl ænd ðə kˌæɹəbˈiən sˈiː.
Its main purpose was to transport coffee from farms (fincas) controlled mainly by Germans to the port of Panzós on Polochic River, which merged to Lago de Izabal and the Caribbean Sea.