PROJECT CARGOSOUTHERN & EAST AFRICA
Namibia wants to be seen as the “preferred route” into Southern Africa for project and breakbulk cargoes, according to Namport.
Long-term focus
Several countries across Southern and East Africa are preparing for growth by upgrading ports and tackling border inefficiencies. Debbie Owen investigates.
he past decade has seen significant infrastructure development in Africa – particularly at ports, clean energy projects and mining. These developments have stimulated trade and have been of particular benefit to landlocked countries whose increased access to more ports has accelerated international trade. Zambia, for example, can now choose to
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move goods through no less than five ports and has several corridors to choose from, including the increasingly popular Walvis Bay Corridor.
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have come about as a result of public-private partnerships (PPP). The ports of Luanda (Angola), DP World Maputo (Mozambique), Cotonou (Benin) and Tanzania International Container Terminal – are all examples of increasingly productive ports that have private sector operators. Parastatal Namport, which operates the ports of Walvis Bay and Luderitz, said Namibia is aggressively marketing its ports and the country as a logistics hub for the region. Lars Greiner, managing director of
Greiner, Mendi & Associates, a Johannesburg based materials management and logistics consultancy, believes Namibia is a rising star on the continent: “The Namibian government is very inclusive. Unlike many other African governments, they take their lead from industry, are encouraging investment from industry and are not trying to do everything themselves. “They are also paying a lot of attention to
efficiency; for example the building of the new port infrastructure at Walvis Bay is ahead of schedule and the port is already being regarded as the ideal gateway port to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries.” Craig Pace, director at South African
transport engineering specialist Vanguard, agreed: “Namibia is going out of its way to
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