First petroleum coke through Walvis Bay

Walvis Bay has handled its first shipment of petroleum coke (petcoke). Shipped from the United States, the 37 000-ton cargo was transported to Zambia by truck along the Walvis BayNdola-Lubumbashi Development Corridor. Petcoke is a by-product of bitumen and is used for the production of power and cement and the firing of commercial boilers. Zambian imports have grown by 70% over the past five years, according to official figures. In August last year India banned the use of petcoke in order to reduce air pollution.