Walvis Bay provides speedy route to Botswana

FACED WITH the urgent shipment of eight containers from the Port of Antwerp to Botswana, Röhlig Botswana MD Leif Bekker opted for Walvis Bay discharge. “It’s the shortest route to Botswana and Gauteng from Europe,” said Bekker, “and the containers were delivered in 19 days.” The Walvis Bay Corridor Group has been aggressively marketing the benefits of the TransKalahari route. A management committee representing Botswana, Namibia and South Africa was established recently and since March this year a full time programme manager has been on hand to focus on the reduction of any bottlenecks and delays along the route.