A dramatic increase in
commodities passing through
Walvis Bay to Southern Africa
in the past year has led global
logistics company Savino Del
Bene SA to strengthen its presence
in Namibia.
Head of Savino in South Africa,
Kobus Maree, says the Walvis Bay
corridor which serves Southern
Africa has seen a 54% growth in
commodities transported in the
past year.
“Our operation there will be
headed up by manager Jacques
Steenkamp who has extensive
experience relating to the Walvis
Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) and
its activities. He will be promoting
business via the Trans Cunene
corridor leading northwards to
Angola, the Walvis Bay-Ndola/
Lubumbashi Development
Corridor to Zambia, Republic
of Congo and Zimbabwe and
the Trans-Kalahari corridor to
Botswana and South Africa,” he
says.
Savino, which describes
itself as a boutique supply chain
management company, specialises
in the South African motor and
tyre logistics business and has a
strategic alliance with Imperial
Logistics, a division of Imperial
Holdings, in a partnership known
as the Africa Pioneer Project.
“We have established the
company as a specialist in
vehicle delivery from Walvis
Bay, either on wheels with
drivers or by carriers.
Vehicles in transit
to all main cities in
Zambia, Botswana
and DRC now
take from four to
five days from
discharge of
cargoes to clients’
premises.
“The bolstering
of our business in
Namibia comes
at a time when
this region is also
receiving Brics
attention. The KPMG
Global chairman, Michael
Andrew, said there was
a huge amount of
interest in sub-
Saharan Africa,
with Africa
getting more
enquiries
than any
other market
in the world at
the moment,”
Maree said.
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strengthening presence
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