Transitex establishes Namibian operation

Portuguese-based logistics
company Transitex, which
opened its first African office
in South Africa in 2007, has
expanded into Namibia.
Transitex is now present, with
its own offices,
in Angola,
Mozambique
and Zimbabwe
in addition to
South Africa
and Namibia.
Emanuel
Alexandre,
country manager
of Transitex
Namibia, says
the company
is planning for
growth in the country.
“The upgrading of two
fundamental arteries – the
Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi
Development Corridor and Trans-
Kalahari corridor – will open up
the region’s access to Walvis Bay,”
he said.
Since opening Transitex
has handled the logistics for a
number of major construction
projects in the southern African
region.
A new service introduced in
November 2016 provides road
transport throughout the region
using Transitex’s
own fleet of
trucks and
strategically
positioned
warehouses.
It links
Namibia to
South Africa,
Zimbabwe,
Mozambique,
Zambia,
Botswana,
Angola,
Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda.
“We are also able to handle
Namibian exports to all the major
markets in the world.
“Europe is now the biggest
destination for Namibian fish
and meat exports. With our
head office in Portugal and a
network of offices in Europe,
we are able to provide costcompetitive
and efficient
logistic solutions to all
destinations on the continent,”
he said.
Transitex has direct access to
major port gateways through the
Turkish group Yildirim, which
purchased the company in 2016.
Its Yilport subsidiary is a
global port terminal operator
which operates a number of ports
across Europe, including the Port
of Lisbon, one of the European
gateways for Namibian and all
southern African exports and
imports.
INSERT AND CAPTION
Transitex has handled the
logistics for a number of
major construction projects
in the southern African
region.
– Emanuel Alexandre
CAPTION
Transitex Namibia: Transitex has its own fleet of trucks serving the Namibian
and neighbouring markets.