Namport is continuing with its plans to expand operations in the port of Lüderitz Bay, according to Bisey Uirab, chief executive officer of the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport).
He says the expansion of the port enjoys “serious support” from the government.
Plans include the building of a new deep-water terminal at Angra Point and the completion of the upgrading of the rail link by building a 4.5-kilometre-long “sand tunnel” to protect the line from shifting sand dunes.
Plans for the new port in Lüderitz are going ahead, with the next step being a full Environmental Impact Assessment study.
“I am confident that we will be able to find a way to develop the port without undue damage to the environment. The economy in the region is unlikely to grow without new port infrastructure,” he says.
