The rollout of the Namibian strategy to become a logistics hub for the SADC region by 2025 has helped keep imports and exports moving for Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Gilbert Boois, project manager at the Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG).The Port of Walvis Bay and the corridors kept operating during the early hard lockdown stages, which meant that freight could keep moving between the Copperbelt region and the rest of the world. The WBCG is the implementing agent for the Namibian government’s strategy to position the country as a logistics hub.According to Boois, progress is being made on the next phase, which is focused on value-added logistics.One of the projects under discussion is the blending and bagging of fertiliser in Walvis Bay for Zambia. Opportunities in the cold value chain have also been identified.
