The Namibia Port Authority (Namport) has launched its new USD 268 million container terminal and cruise facility at Walvis Bay, built by China Harbour Engineering Company.
Construction of the facility which began in 2014 was undertaken by RMS, a subsidiary of the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), in partnership with the Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) and the Namibian Port Authority with the African Development Bank providing the funding.
The new container terminal is set to double the port’s container handling capacity from the current 3,50,000 to more than 7,50,000 containers. It is aimed at improving trade between the two countries and to ease movement of goods and services through Walvis Bay.
The new container terminal located in the port town of Walvis Bay has been constructed on 40 ha of land reclaimed from the sea by China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) under just five years.