Joy Orlek
LOGISTICS MAJOR SDV has added Walvis Bay to its
comprehensive African network.
Peter Doria heads up the operation, the company’s
215th on the continent.
“Namibia was one of the few remaining
countries where SDV did not have a presence,”
says customer service manager Pete Sands, “and
this has now been rectified.”
The need to move cargo from southern DRC
and Zambia to the coast is what motivated the
move, says Sands.
“Dar es Salaam and Beira are both congested
and unable to handle the volumes coming out of
these two countries and we had to find another
route to handle these cargoes.
“SDV is always prepared to try innovative
methods, and the Trans Caprivi Corridor was
the answer.
“It will enable us to move our cargo via Caprivi
to Walvis Bay where our office has warehouse and
yard space to handle transit cargo."
The Trans K alahari Corridor is also proving a
practical alternative for Botswana clients, says
Sands. "We are managing to save them at least
nine days on their transit times into Botswana,
especially from E urope and the USA. The cost-saving
for Botswana imports makes Walvis Bay a more
attractive alternative to the traditional Durban route."
SDV believes that Namibia will play an
important role in its future logistics plans. "It
will allow countries like southern DRC, Zambia,
Zimbabwe and Botswana to import and export
without the constant worry of congestion and
capacity constraints."
SDV adds Walvis Bay to its network
10 Apr 2007 - by Staff reporter
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