July- August 2012 - Walvis Bay Corridor Group

CONNECTING BRAZIL WITHTHE WALVIS BAY CORRIDORSFor a second time in a row, theWalvis Bay Corridor Group( W BCG ) has presented theWalvis Bay Corridors, through thePort of Walvis Bay, as the preferredtrade between South America andsouthern Africa and to attract Brazilianexporting companies to establishWalvis Bay, Namibia as a distributionhub for southern Africa, inSao Paulo, Brazil.The WBCG participated at the 18 thIntermodal South America Transport& Logistics Trade Fair, which is the2 nd biggest logistics fair in the world,with the objective to assess export/import opportunities, to interest newmarkets to the Walvis Bay Corridors;and to expand the distributionnetwork. Participation at the tradefair was a resounding success, as aresult of many new customer contactsas well as the overall satisfactionof the visitors at the WBCGstand. What many of the visitorsextremely welcomed was that theWBCG is the smartest businessintelligent program to develop theeconomic trade for southern Africa.Company visits and individual meetingsto shipping lines and transportoperators, following the trade fair,were also embarked upon, focusingon key areas such as business developmentand transport facilitation.To increase business presence inBrazil, the WBCG established a representationoffice to focus on establishingand maintaining key businessrelationships with the transportcommunity to enhance the utilisationof the WalvisBay Corridors using the Port ofWalvis Bay.Connecting Brazil with southern Africathrough the Port of Walvis Bayoffers considerable benefits to importersand exporters as a result ofthe short sailing time that potentiallyexists between Brazil and the Portof Walvis Bay. Various commoditiessuch as frozen chicken, meat,equipment, furniture and other consumablesare currently being importedfor Angola, Botswana, Zambia,Zimbabwe and the DemocraticRepublic of the Congo.4 The leading trade route in southern Africa www.wbcg.com.na | e-Corridor July – August| 2012