ED RICHARDSON
THE ESTABLISHMENT of
container hubs near strategic
border posts, such as that
between Namibia and
Botswana, will help reduce
logistics costs, believes
Pooven Moodley, founder
and managing director of
Windhoek-based Transwide
Freight.
Trucks can offload their
cargo or switch trailers at
the hub and turn around
immediately. This will reduce
the distances being covered by
the drivers and shorten border
delays as the cargo can be
cleared during transhipment.
The hubs could also provide
warehousing and stuffing/
destuffing services, he adds.
There are still several
constraints on the Trans-
Kalahari corridor, he says,
the problem of stray animals
on the Botswana roads
being one of them.
“Trucking companies are
understandably reluctant to
risk the lives of their drivers,
as well as their vehicles
and cargo by going through
Botswana at night,” he says.
“We also need more
shipping lines to service
Walvis Bay,” says Moodley.
One of the ways the
Namibian government
could attract more services
to Walvis Bay would be
by discouraging Namibian
exports through Cape
Town. “Namibia has the
infrastructure and favourable
rates to compete. There is,
therefore, no need to export
by road through Cape Town.
This represents a significant
loss for Walvis Bay,” he says.
The company provides
customs clearing, multi-modal
forwarding, warehousing and
bonded facilities, and operates
throughout Southern Africa.
Container hubs could reduce logistics costs
10 Apr 2007 - by Staff reporter
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