Walvis Bay volumes hit January record

In January this year traffic volumes
along the Walvis Bay corridors reached
their highest levels yet, carrying more
than 55 000 tonnes for the month along
the TransCaprivi, TransCunene and
TransKalahari Corridors.
Most of these volumes have been
imports destined for Angola via the
Port of Walvis Bay. “More and more
consumables, equipment and vehicles
are being imported via Walvis Bay and
then moved along the TransCunene
Corridor into Angola,” a port spokesman
told FTW. “Although most of the goods
are destined for southern Angola, more
goods are being transported now to
Luanda in Angola.”
With direct services to and from
Europe, North America and the
Far East, Walvis Bay is becoming
a viable alternative for importers
and exporters in the SADC region,
specifically countries like Angola,
Botswana, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Gauteng (South Africa), Zambia
and Zimbabwe.
The Walvis Bay Corridor Group
has set up offices in Lusaka, Zambia
and more recently Johannesburg to
support its business development drive
of developing the Port of Walvis Bay
as the preferred trade route to and from
Southern Africa.