Walvis Bay will be able to handle greater volumes of bulk exports once the new container terminal comes into operation and the existing container terminal is converted into a multipurpose facility. One of the first investments will be in a sulphur bagging facility. “We will load bulk sulphur into two-ton bags in the port. This will help balance loads to
and from the Copperbelt,” says Namport business development manager Elias Mwenyo. On the south-bound leg “we are looking at the potential of 480 trucks a day just for copper if we reach our target of growing volumes by 10 to 12% a year”. As a first step the development of a dry port in Grootfontein will take the pressure off the road between Walvis Bay and Windhoek.
TransNamib is in the process of rejuvenating the rail service, and the benefits can already be seen, according to Namport commercial executive: Tino !Hanabeb. “There are more trains coming into the port and we are confident that TransNamib is on track to support the doubling of volumes through Walvis Bay,” he told FTW.
TransNamib is in the process of rejuvenating the rail service. – Tino !Hanabeb
