As Namibia moves closer to final investment decisions in its promising oil and gas sector, the urgency to fast-track infrastructure development in Lüderitz is growing.
According to Nico Oberholzer, executive of iLogistics Lüderitz, the port infrastructure is currently under significant strain, with increased volumes of oil and gas cargo, bulk and infrastructure project cargoes.
“iLogistics Lüderitz combines decades of mining-sector roots with specialist oil and gas logistics expertise – acting as the local agent for Logistics Support Services (LSS), coordinating all vessel calls, cargo handling and onshore support operations out of Lüderitz,” he said.
“Yet despite managing growing volumes of platform-supply, bulk and infrastructure project cargoes, the port’s 500 metres of quay and lack of dedicated berths for oil and gas support vessels means that passenger, ro-ro, container, bulk and breakbulk traffic all take priority, creating critical bottlenecks that threaten to delay time-sensitive drilling campaigns.”
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