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Sustained flow of cruise liner visits

1 week ago - 26 November 2019 | Infrastructure

The Queen Elizabeth passenger vessel recently docked at the new passenger terminal of the Namibian Port Authority (Namport) in Walvis Bay. “The vessel carrying 1915 passengers and 998 crew members arrived from Santa Cruz...

Uranium mine imports 7500 metric tonnes of Pyrolusite

1 week ago - 26 November 2019 | Infrastructure

The third consignment of about 7 500 metric tonnes of Pyrolusite (black or dark grey mineral with a metallic lustre, consisting of manganese dioxide) intended for Swakop Uranium was. imported from Safi, Morocco via the...

Steel rails delivery on track

1 week ago - 26 November 2019 | Infrastructure

The second consignment of about 3860 steel rails meant for the upgrading of the Walvis Bay to Kranzberg railway line section, was discharged from the general cargo vessel Vestis Isle at the Port of Walvis...

Celebrating 50 billion litres of water desalinated

2 weeks ago - 20 November 2019 | Infrastructure

Wlotzkasbaken • [email protected] The Erongo Desalination Plant hosted a celebration ceremony yesterday after it achieved 50 million cubic metres (50 billion litres) of potable water produced since it started operating in 2010. Since the...

Development at Extension 39

3 weeks ago - 17 November 2019 | Infrastructure

Swakopmund • [email protected] A handover ceremony of services and infrastructure by the Swakopmund municipality and Block 9 took place at Extension 39 in the coastal town on Friday.This comes after Block 9 acquired 14.5ha...

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Namport thanks top clientele

3 weeks ago - 12 November 2019 | Infrastructure

The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) recorded a commendable increase of 19 percent of twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU)’s shipped and 33 percent of TEU’s landed...

Hupstoot vir Shack Dwellers

3 weeks ago - 11 November 2019 | Infrastructure

Walvisbaai • [email protected] Die Walvis Bay Shack Dwellers het N$1 miljoen van die Erongo-streeksraad deur middel van die kiesafdeling-ontwikkelingsfonds (CDF) ontvang.Die groep van...

Development for Arandis

4 weeks ago - 11 November 2019 | Infrastructure

Arandis · [email protected] The Arandis logistics hub, truck port and prepaid water meter projects were launched by the governor of the Erongo region Cleophas...

Namdock secures Angolan Navy maintenance contract

4 weeks ago - 09 November 2019 | Infrastructure

Namdock announced yesterday that it had concluded a contract to maintain and repair the vessels of the Marinha de Guerra Angolana (MGA), the Angolan...

Reviewing public transport laws

1 month - 07 November 2019 | Infrastructure

Swakopmund • [email protected] A consultative meeting hosted by the Erongo regional council and the Ministry of Works and Transport on the public passenger...

Rail freight volumes on the up

1 month - 05 November 2019 | Infrastructure

TransNamib has recorded growth of eight percent in freight volumes and seven percent in revenue between February 2018 and February 2019. The company's chief executive...

MS Bremen calls at Walvis Bay port

1 month - 05 November 2019 | Infrastructure

Walvis Bay • Leandrea Louw The MS Bremen, known for its expedition cruises to Antarctica, was the second ship to make use of the...

Namport assists in marble block...

1 month - 22 October 2019 | Infrastructure

Around 275 blocks of marble weighing about 4000 metric tonnes will be shipped from the Port of Walvis Bay to Marina di Carrara in Italy...

Waterfront, marina development in full...

1 month - 22 October 2019 | Infrastructure

The development of a waterfront and marina was identified as a project through which Namport wants to better combine seaport activities with recreational and tourism...

MS Albatros to call...

1 month - 16 October 2019 | Infrastructure

As the year draws to a close, some holiday makers from across the globe are already enjoying some much needed time off.Over the next three...

New terminal records improved container...

1 month - 15 October 2019 | Infrastructure

Walvis Bay • ContributedThe terminal division deployed at the new container terminal efficiently managed to record 27 moves per hour for the vessel...

BHL shortens road link between...

1 month - 15 October 2019 | Infrastructure

Walvis Bay • ContributedBuks Haulage Limited (BHL) has recently upgraded a 221km stretch of gravel road between Kaoma and Kasempa in Zambia to contribute to...

Changing the way business is...

2 months ago - 08 October 2019 | Infrastructure

The recently inaugurated container terminal at the Port of Walvis Bay can change the way Namibia conducts business, says communications strategist Usi //Hoebeb. “Increasing the...