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Namibia has inaugurated a new Chinese-built port terminal that doubles the capacity of its containers and also boosts tourism.
The 40-hectare platform recovered from the sea at Walvis Bay, about 400 km west of Windhoek, will become a strategic gateway to the emerging markets of southern and western Africa.
The terminal was built by the Chinese public corporation China Harbor Engineering Company with funds from the Namibian government and the African Development Bank.
The cost of the facility is 4.2 billion rand (about 280 million dollars).
"The completion of the container terminal expansion is a firm direction to the fulfillment of our dream of transforming Namibia into an international logistics center," said President Hage Geingob at the ceremony. inauguration Friday.
A report on the state of logistics released last year by the Walvis Bay Corridor Group indicated that the new terminal would increase the port's capacity from 350,000 to 750,000 containers per year, with a potential for exceedance. One million.
Geingob said "Zambia, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Botswana and Zimbabwe are among the main sea-related land markets for ocean freight transit through the port of Walvis Bay. ".
The terminal also includes a docking station dedicated to the cruise liner and a marina breakwater, which "enhances our ability to attract tourists to our shores," he said.
According to a report of the Ministry of Finance published in 2018, Walvis Bay has reportedly handled about 3,000 ships and six million tons of cargo each year.
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