Stevedoring services are moving beyond the port boundaries into heavy and complex lifts elsewhere in Namibia. “We supply the whole package from the port to discharge at the site,” says Pieter Louw, business development manager for Namibia Stevedoring Services. Working with a permanent staff of 130, on a monthly basis the company handles the discharge of some two thousand vehicles, up to 7 000 containers, perishable cargo and the loading of bagged salt, project cargo, heavy lifts, general cargo and other commodities. Container stuffing and destuffing are part of the services offered. The company also handles the movement of product on factory floors, and has provided rigging services for many of the bigger mining and manufacturing projects. It is also contracted by fishing companies to provide a “one stop” service for fishing vessels. Namibia Stevedoring Services offers all-inclusive rates for imports and exports where required. “We offer a neutral, independent package whereby we work with service providers who we know are good,” says Louw. NSS has its own equipment capable of handling more than 80% of the cargo types that move through the Port of Walvis Bay. CAPTION Willem Derks, founder and managing director of Namibia Stevedoring Services (left) and business development manager Pieter Louw.
