Cr oss-border services provider Korridor, is adding two more depots to its network of truck parks supporting long-distance operators serving clients en route to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and beyond.“We’re particularly excited about the depot in Katima Mulilo,” says Klokke van Blerk, head of operations at Korridor.“It has capacity for 120 000 litres of diesel that could be extended to a million litres if need be.”Another new addition to the company’s network is at Kapiri Mposhi, south of Ndola in the Copperbelt.Well-established depots in Zambia include one in the capital, Lusaka, two more further south at Kafue and Livingstone, and another all the way up north in Chingola near the main Copperbelt border of Kasumbalesa.“It means truckers and their cargo are well looked after all the way into the DRC.“With these facilities on our platform, drivers have easy and efficient access to fuel, full-service ablutions, canteens, and foreign currency facilities.”Forex assistance was the reason for Korridor’s emergence as a leading player in the cross-border field when the company was still known as Inter Africa Transport Forex.“Through our online platform and physical network we like to believe that we’re the best point of call for transporters seeking assistance on the various corridors,” Van Blerk says.“Whether they’re using the border at Sakania or the main crossing of Kasumbalesa, we can provide solid support on the way into the Copperbelt and back.“The south-western leg, with the new facility in Katima on the route to Walvis Bay, has seen a major increase in popularity among shippers and lines dealing with mines in the DRC.”Volume has increased on this corridor to Walvis Bay and is also showing all the signs of continued growth, Van Blerk says.“We can see it on our platform.“We’re connected to ports like Dar es Salaam, Beira and Durban, but it is Walvis Bay that is showing significant growth.”
