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Walvis Bay to invest a further R1.8bn

23 Oct 2009 - by Liesl Venter
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The Port of Walvis Bay has
earmarked a further
R1.8 billion to enable it to
double its current handling
capacity to 500 000 TEUs
a year while plans are in
the pipeline to increase the
draught to 15m, Zunaid
Pochee, business development
manager for the Walvis Bay
Corridor Group (WBCG)
based in Johannesburg
told delegates at the recent
Transport Forum.
More than R500 million
has been invested in the port
since 1994. With a current
draught of 12.8m it handles
some 260 000 TEUs a year.

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