Savino moves to take advantage of Walvis Bay boom

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. CAPTION Kobus Maree … strengthening presence in Namibia.