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“WE ARE determined to prove that if Walvis Bay works
as a port of entry, then exports should work as well,”
says Clive Smith, line manager: logistics and agents for
the Manica Group.
Manica is the MACS agent in Namibia, and an
office has been opened in Zambia to help promote
Walvis Bay as an export harbour.
Smith says Walvis offers a number of advantages as
an export hub. The first is competitive freight rates as
many trucks return empty along the Caprivi Corridor.
Then the port itself is efficient and has
capacity, with regular calls from lines serving
Europe and the Americas.
The addition of new cranes means that it can
handle loads of up to 145 tons over a reach of 15
metres.
Facilities within the port include reefer plug points.
Manica handles up to 40 export reefer boxes a month,
mainly to Spain.
“The port authorities are also very flexible and will
keep stack dates open as long as possible,” he says.
His next target market is Botswana. With fast
transit times along the Trans Kalahari Corridor, Smith
believes that Walvis Bay is a natural port for imports
and exports from Botswana to Europe and the
Americas.
Zambian office promotes exports from Walvis
10 Apr 2007 - by Staff reporter
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