September - December 2010 - Walvis Bay Corridor Group

Note from the Editor………………….…………………………………………………3Mapping the way to success for the next fiver years…..……...…………..…….4Creating capacity at the Port of Walvis Bay.…………………………………….…5MV African Coastal One at the Port of Walvis Bay…………………………..……6TransNamib locomotives to be refurbished…..……..……………………………..7The Walvis Bay Corridor Group promotes itself in Botswana….………………..8NMT Agencies increases its service from Europe to Walvis Bay……..………..9HIV/AIDS prevalence dropping in transport companies………..……..………..10Walvis Bay Corridor Fact Sheet……………………………………………………..12WBCG Head OfficeTel: +264 61 251669Fax: +264 61 251683Email: marketing@wbcg.com.naWBCG South AfricaTel: +27 11 2588912Fax: +27 11 2588511Email: bdm@wbcg.co.zaWBCG ZambiaTel/Fax: +260-2121-241329241329Email: wbcg@coppernet.zmThe leading trade route in southern Africawww.wbcg.com.na | e-Corridor eSeptember—December | 2010

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR␣␣␣␣Welcome to the final edition for the year 2010. The year is nowcoming to a close and what a year it has been. We can proudlysay that the Walvis Bay Corridor Group ( WBCG ) has receivedtheir “ Honours ” in creating awareness about the Walvis BayCorridors and in our role as facilitator in cross border issues. Echoesin the corridors about the WBCG can be heard such as:⇒ “ a cheerful band of optimists endowed with vision, driveand a holistic, integrated multimodal logistics model ” Op-portunity Online⇒ “ A frica Incorporated is a gigantic shopping mall, andWalvis Bay is its western portal ” Opportunity Online⇒ “ W alvis Bay is as an excellent port of discharge for desti-nations like Botswana, Zambia and even west South-Africa, Angola and Zimbabwe ” ; NMT Agencies⇒ “ d ue to the established corridors and excellent infrastruc-ture in Namibia previous mentioned hinterlands are withinreach for every type of receiver who has a limitedbudget ” . NMT AgenciesMunicipality of Walvis BayTo hear these remarks is a clear indication of the WBCG ’ s effortsin emphasizing the benefits of the Walvis Bay Corridors.Ministry of Works and Transport:Department of TransportMinistry of Finance:Department of Customs and ExciseMinistry of Trade & Industry:Namibia Investment CentreMinistry of Home Affairs and Immigrations:Department of ImmigrationAssociated Members:Vanguard Rigging ( South Africa )Africa Route Clearance ( South Africa )World Market Freight ( Zambia )M-Trans ( Botswana )In this edition we will be focusing on the progress of the infrastructuraldevelopments at the Port of Walvis Bay; a new feeder servicecalling at the Port of Walvis Bay; the refurbishment of TransNamib’ s locomotives; increased weekly service at the Port ofWalvis Bay; and the HIV/AIDS prevalence dropping among transportcompanies.We thank our members for their continuous contributions and wewelcome our readers to provide us with continuous newsfeeds andto forward any comments and suggestions you may have that canadd further value to the e-Corridor newsletter.Agnetha AgnethaAgnetha3 The leading trade route in southern Africawww.wbcg.com.na | e-Corridor eSeptember—December | 2010

Mapping the way to successfor the next five yearsA workshop was held on the 21 stand the 22 nd of October 2010 inSwakopmund at the Sea Side SpaHotel and was attended by 23 representativesof the WBCG membersincluding the WBCG team. Thepurpose of this workshop was todevelop and define a strategy forthe WBCG for the next five years forthe period of 2010 – 2015, with theaim of increasing cargo volumesalong the Walvis Bay Corridorsthrough the Port of Walvis Bay.It was noted that success lies in thefact that sufficient capacities suchas infrastructure, operations, humanresources and finances resources;competitive port and corridor marketofferings; safe, secure and reliablecorridor operations and regionallyharmonized standards and proceduresfor cross-border transport areimperative to support the continuousincreased growth in volumes inthe port and along the corridors.The members provided their supportand commitment to competitivelyposition the Walvis Bay CorridorGroup through partnerships toincrease balanced import/exportcargo volumes; to effectively brandthe corridors as the preferred traderoute by all our customers and tocontinue to be committed to provideadequate and cost effective capacityand efficient services.The aim of the WBCG is to optimizethe operational side of the WalvisBay Corridors, through the Port ofWalvis Bay, and to market its locationand business opportunities bothin the region and abroad. Since theestablishment of the Walvis BayCorridor Group ( WBCG ) in 2000,volumes along the Walvis Bay Corridorshave grown the past tenyears from zero up to more than500 000 tonnes per annum.With the ever rising interest from theregional as well as the internationalmarket and with more direct shippingcalls to Walvis Bay, high efficiencies,short transit times andstrategic partnerships, the WalvisBay Corridor routes are now in avigorous position to serve the SADCmarket to the rest of the world.The leading trade route in southern Africawww.wbcg.com.na | e-Corridor eSeptember—December | 2010 4

Creating capacityat the Port of Walvis Baycontributed by Jo-Ann Stevens from the Port of Walvis BayNamport is pleased to announceberth 3 to extend the operationalto STEFANUTTI STOCKS MA-the commencement of the Terminallength of the container terminal.RINE.This development is ex-Optimisation Program for Berths 1to 3 at the Port of Walvis Bay. Thisrepresents the most important infrastructuralimprovement on thecontainer terminal since 1999 whenit was deepened to -12.8m.The optimisation includes dredgingof the outer entrance channel to adepth of -14.4m; dredging of thearea adjacent to berths 1 to 3 to adepth of -14.0m chart datum andquay improvements to berth 1 andAll these improvements – worthapproximately US$15 million – willenable the Port of Walvis Bay tohost larger container vessels ofaround 5000 TEU or two vesselswith lengths of 250m simultaneously.The dredging contract hasbeen awarded to a joint venture ofBOSKALIS INTERNATIONAL BVand NAMIBIA MARINE ENGI-NEERING LTD. The berth optimisationcontract has been awardedpected to be completed by end ofFebruary 2011.The increased volumes of cargothat traverse along the Walvis BayCorridors has resulted in the needto create more capacity at the Portof Walvis Bay, in order to accommodatethe large volumes of cargoserving the hinterland such as Angola,Botswana, Democratic Republicof the Congo, Gauteng Regionin South Africa, Zambia aswell as Zimbabwe .Aerial view of the Port of Walvis Bay5 The leading trade route in southern Africawww.wbcg.com.na | e-Corridor eSeptember—December | 2010

MV AFRICAN COASTAL ONEat the Port of Walvis Baycontributed by Jo-Ann Stevens from the Port of Walvis BayA new feeder line service called atthe Port of Walvis Bay by MV AF-RICAN COASTAL ONE to load 3,400 tons of salt.The African Coastal One vessel isa multi-purpose vessel, designedand built for carrying both bulkcargo and containers. The visit bythe MV AFRICAN COASTAL ONEplaced Namport ’ s cargo handlingequipment to exertion, guaranteeingthe shortest turnaround timeand maximum benefits to both parties.The MV AFRICAN COASTALONE ’ s maiden voyage will service,among others, a range of 39ports in 20 countries, betweenNouadhibou and Richard’ s Bay,including the Port of Walvis Bay.With the increase in direct shippingconnections to the Port of WalvisBay it has become important thatmore feeder connections are beingestablished at the Port of WalvisBay to move the large number oftransshipment containers betweenthe Port of Walvis Bay and otherports in the region. During the pastfive years the Port of Walvis Bayhas increased its role as a transshipmentport serving the marketsof Southern and West Africa. Atthe same time the Port of WalvisBay has capitalized on the increasedinternational direct sailingsto this port.The introduction of the new feederservice coincides advantageouslywith the Port Expansion plan envisionedto be commissioned nextyear.The leading trade route in southern Africawww.wbcg.com.na | e-Corridor eSeptember—December | 2010 6

TransNamib Locomotivesto be refurbishedcontributed by Ailly Hangula-Paulino from TransNamibTransNamib recently announcedthe refurbishment of its 45 ageingGeneral Electric ( GE ) locomotives,which have been in servicesince 1968. The refurbishmentprogramme will render more reliable,efficient and on time servicefor passengers and cargo and aimsat increasing the life span of theexisting locomotives.Eighteen ( 18 ) locomotives wereidentified. To date, fourteen ( 14 )have already been refurbished andare in operation. This initiative isbeing done at a much lower costcompared to the cost of purchasingnew locomotives. TransNamib hasentered into agreements withTransnet Rail Engineering ofBloemfontein, and African Rail andTraction Services of Johannesburg,for the refurbishment programmeover a period of 18 months at acost of N$80 million ( about N$ 4million per locomotive ) .The refurbishment programme entailsthe overhauling of all componentsand assemblies which willextend the economical and productivelife of a refurbished locomotiveby a further 15 to 20 years of life.A further benefit of the refurbishmentprogramme will result in thelocomotives being able to pull 23%more load with the same energyoutput and fuel consumption.According to Mr Titus Haimibli, theCEO of TransNamib, the companyhas set a five year target to increaseits locomotive fleet to 71, ofwhich 51 is the fleet capacity thatthe company holds, through therefurbishment programme.7 The leading trade route in southern Africawww.wbcg.com.na | e-Corridor eSeptember—December | 2010

The Walvis Bay Corridor Group promotes itselfin BotswanaThe Walvis Bay Corridor Group promotedthe TransKalahari Corridor inBotswana during the past week. AWorkshop was held on Wednesday,17 November 2010 where variousbusiness people and people fromthe transport and logistics sectorparticipated. This formed part of theparticipation of the Global Expo inGaborone, Botswana for the period– 17-20 November 2010.The TransKalahari Corridor offersan alternative route for importersand exporters in Botswana andhereby saving at least 5-7 days intransit for goods compared to otherports in the region. Several improvementshas been put in placealong the TransKalahari Corridorwhich include the transit time at theborder which is approximately 30minutes for commercial traffic, harmonizedcustoms documentationand the joint cooperation betweenBostwana and Namibia on roadsafety and transport security matters.The TransKalahari CorridorManagement Committee which is atri-lateral arrangement between Botswana,Namibia and South wasformed in 2003 between Botswana,Namibia and South Africa and it hasbeen very pivotal in reducing bottlenecksand delays along this corridorroute.The Walvis Bay Corridor Group wasaccompanied by some of its memberssuch as the Namibian PortsAuthority and TransWorld Cargo, amajor logistics service provider inNamibia and along the Walvis BayCorridor routes.Volumes along the TransKalahariCorridor for the Botswana markethave grown during the past twoyears with much more consumablesand motor vehicles being transportedvia the Port of Walvis Bay.Some of the Botswana importersand exporters has opted for theTransKalahari Corridor since it providea real alternative for time criticalcargo.We have also experienced thatmore than 70% of the road transporterspreviously using the traditionaltrade route via the South ofNamibia to Johannesburg has nowopted for the TransKalahari Corridorwhich is a much faster and saferroute for road transportation.From left to right: Elias Mwenyo ( N amport ) ; Zunaid Pochee ( WBCGSouth Africa ) ; Markus Popken ( D eutsche Afrika-Linien ) ; Johny Smith( W BCG Head Officer ) ; Justine du Plessis ( Deutsche Afrika-Linien ) ;Wilnell Strydom ( Transworld Cargo PTY Ltd ) ; Martin Gillman( T ransworld Cargo PTY Ltd )Engaging in discussions with a potential customerThe leading trade route in southern Africawww.wbcg.com.na | e-Corridor eSeptember—December | 2010 8

NMT AGENCIES INCREASES ITS SERVICEFROM EUROPE TO WALVIS BAYcontributed by Kees Honingh from NMT Agenciesberthing Walvis Bay ) .Since April 2009 NMT Agencies asagents for NMT Lines started to sailwith RoRo carriers ( PCTC vessels:Pure Car and Truck Carrier ) toWalvis Bay. At that time we sawsome vehicle traffic from Europe toWalvis Bay sailing on conventionalvessels. We as RoRo specialistsimmediately saw the potential marketin this traffic based on RoRocarriers.At that time we already sailed withspace chartered tonnage to Luanda.The problems in Luanda port increaseddue to congestion whichmade us stop sailing to Luanda. Weimmediately started to line up ouroffice in Belgium and most importantour office in the UK to investigatethe market situation for WalvisBay which resulted in our first voyageto Walvis Bay with MV CloverAce arrived Walvis Bay at the 5 th ofOn this sailing we had a load resultof 19 RoRo units: 3 cars and 16trucks. It was not much but we believedin Walvis Bay as an excellentport of discharge for destinationslike Botswana, Zambia and evenwest South-Africa, Angola and Zimbabweas competition to port of dischargeslike Port Elizabeth, Durban,Maputo and even Dar es Salaamand Mombasa. Mainly due to theestablished corridors and excellentmay 2009 ( first three pictures inattached: Clover Ace arriving andcontinued on page9 The leading trade route in southern Africawww.wbcg.com.na | e-Corridor eSeptember—December | 2010

….continued from page 9infrastructure in Namibia previousmentioned hinterlands are withinreach for every type of receiver whohas a limited budget.After 3 sailings we proved to beright and volumes were growing. Atthat moment a monthly service fromEurope North Continent and UK toWalvis Bay with an average transittime of 15 days was sufficientenough to cope with the cargo volumeat that time.Since March of this year we made acommercial decision to prolong ourservice route to Durban. Due to thisand our continuously increasingWalvis Bay volumes we had toshorten our rotation to offer enoughspace compared to the cargo volumesat this moment. We spacechartered more space which nowresulted in a 3 weekly service fromBremerhaven, Antwerp and Sheernessto Walvis Bay. Together withour agency for a European shortsea carrier ( UECC ) we are ableto ship cargo from the whole Europeto Walvis Bay.Even though we increased the voyagesto Walvis Bay the nett cargovolumes per voyage keeps on increasingwhich is an excellent result.We are the only RoRo serviceprovider from Europe to Walvis Bayand due to our short transit time andon time schedule our customers arevery satisfied and keep on comingback to us.For the future we can say that wehave established a reliable and payableservice which is settled in theRoRo shipping trade routes andwhich will be there for more years tocome.Our offices in Europe and our agentin South-Africa are pleased to providemore information about ourservices. Contact information canbe found on our website http://www.nmtshipping.com where Informationcan also be found regardingour complete work scope, shippingroutes and trade areas.HIV/AIDS PREVALENCE DROPPING INTRANSPORT COMPANIEScontributed by Edward Shivute from the WBCG HIV/AIDS HelpdeskThe WBCG HIV/AIDS Help Deskengaged various transport companiesin an effort to assist them indeveloping their Workplace PlaceProgrammes in line with the NationalStrategic Framework on HIV/AIDS. The group initiated cooperationagreements with the participatingtransport companies to ensurethat workplace interventions areconducted in a concerted and systematicapproach, which includesspecific stages/steps of the workplaceprogramme implementationprocess. This approach was endorsedby the WBCG HIV/AIDSsteering committee and by the seniormanagement cadres of the respectivemember companies.In the absence of any studies regardingprevalence rates withinmany transport companies in Namibia,most of the workplace activitieswere conducted on an ad-hocbasis and without any foundation.This has prompted the WBCG toadvocate for proper structures andpromote on-site VCT for all transportworkers in order to achieve thefollowing objectives and includes toget an estimate prevalence rate ofHIV infection in the participatingcompanies and the broader Namibiatransport sector; inform thecompany on what interventions.......continued on page 11The leading trade route in southern Africawww.wbcg.com.na | e-Corridor eSeptember—December | 2010 1010

Walvis Bay Corridor fact sheetWalvis Bay-Ndola-LubumbashiDevelopment CorridorThe Walvis Bay—Ndola—Lubumbashi Development Corridor( W BNLDC ) , operated by theWalvis Bay Corridor Group( W BCG ) , provides the shortestroute between the Namibian westcoast Port of Walvis Bay and thevital transport hubs of Livingstone,Lusaka and Ndola in Zambia andLubumbashi ( in the southernDRC ) , as well as Zimbabwe. Providingaccess to the Port of WalvisBay to these landlocked countriesin the Southern Africa DevelopmentCommunity ( SADC) .The WBNDLC Corridor is perfectlypositioned to service the two-waytrade between the SADC regionand Europe, North and SouthAmerica and the emerging Far Eastmarkets. The infrastructure supportingthe Trans-Caprivi Corridorhas been steadily developed andboasts the most efficient intermodalblueprint for the region, incorporatingthe ports, air, tarred roads andrail networks, as well as automatedborder post customs procedures.Location Distance from WalvisBayTransitTimeWindhoek, Namibia 384km 1 dayGrootfontein, Namibia 598km 1 dayKatima Mulilo, Namibia 1,354km 2 daysLivingstone, Zambia 1,565km 3 daysLusaka, Zambia 2,050km 4-5 daysNdola, Zambia 2,395km 4-5 daysLubumbashi, DRC 2,690km 4-5 daysHarare, Zimbabwe 2,515km 4 daysThe Walvis Bay Corridor Group was established to promote and develop business for the Walvis Bay Corridors andPorts. It acts as a service and facilitation centre to coordinate international trade with SADC countries through thePort of Walvis Bay. The Corridors are an integrated approach that accommodates all modes of transport from thePort of Walvis Bay along well-maintained systems of rail networks and tarred roads.The leading trade route in southern Africawww.wbcg.com.na | e-Corridor eSeptember—December | 2010