Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest sea salt producer has inaugurated a new 14 000-square-metre warehouse at a cost of N$100 million.
Speaking at the event earlier this week in Walvis Bay, Erongo region governor Neville Itope called Walvis Bay Salt’s new facility “a launchpad for growth.”
According to a social media post by the company, the event was attended by the mayor of Walvis Bay, Trevino Forbes, as well as suppliers, clients and members of the port management.
Walvis Bay Salt managing director, Andre Snyman, said the investment was necessary for the long-term sustainability of the business as well as the preservation of the quality and integrity of the salt being exported.
He said the level of dust pollution from the Namib Desert had become a threat to the company’s business model.
“Hopefully, the enclosed storage area will become the norm in the port, to protect these products against contamination.”
Walvis Bay Salt stated that the warehouse formed part of a dual project to improve bulk loading abilities in the port. The other project entails replacing the current fixed conveyor belt structure with a mobile solution.
Itope said the new warehouse was a strategic response that would expand storage capacity, enhancing operational efficiency and increasing throughput, as well as keeping Walvis Bay agile and competitive in a rapidly changing global market.
