Year-on-year (y-o-y) throughput volumes handled at Namibia’s ports show all-round improvement, NamPort has revealed in its latest Quayside Bulletin, with total cargo handled for the 2021-22 period amounting to 6.5 million tonnes.
In real terms the y-o-y increase of 6% equates to an increase of 380 541 tonnes, NamPort says.
“BBB volumes increased y-o-y by 360 189 tonnes or 9%. This increase was on the back of increased commodities such as petroleum, steel, frozen fish, ammonium nitrate, iron ore, marble, ship spares, manganese ore, and flat cartons.”
Despite the ongoing global problem of container availability, the improved performance was secured through the number of vessels calling, which rose 22% – 289 more than the previous year – and an increase in gross tonnage of 3.4 million.
NamPort says it handled 168 278 TEUs compared to 155 980 for the previous financial year.
Export containers number 61 106, an increase of 36%, whereas 69 467 containers were imported, an increase of 41%. 37 705 containers were transhipped, up by 22% y-o-y.
NamPort says the TEU increase of 12 298 (8%) “was mainly due to increased containerised commodities such as copper, charcoal, frozen fish, marble, frozen poultry, sugar, chemicals, scrap steel, and wooden products."
“Bulk and breakbulk (BBB) volumes handled amounted to 4.4 million, of which 1.8 million tonnes or 40% were exports, 2.6 million tonnes or 59% were imports, and 34.709 tonnes or 1% were transhipped."
