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Development at Extension 39

2 days 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...

Namport thanks top clientele

1 week 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 at the Port of Walvis Bay for September 2019 compared...

Hupstoot vir Shack Dwellers

1 week 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 4 364 lede, gevestig in Kuisebmond en Narraville, is slegs...

Development for Arandis

1 week 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 Mutjavikua on Friday.The project, which belongs to Arandis B2 Truck...

Namdock secures Angolan Navy maintenance contract

1 week 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 Navy. According to Namdock’s Commercial and Operations Manager, Willie Esterhuyse,...

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Reviewing public transport laws

1 week ago - 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

2 weeks ago - 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

2 weeks ago - 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...

MS Boudicca becomes first cruise liner to dock at...

3 weeks ago - 29 October 2019 | Infrastructure

Walvis Bay • Leandrea Louw The cruise liner MS Boudicca made history when it became the first ship to make use of the...

Namport assists in marble block exports

4 weeks ago - 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 swing

4 weeks ago - 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 at Walvis Bay

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...

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...

1 month - 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...

Crane operators graduate

1 month - 08 October 2019 | Infrastructure

Thirty-two Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) Walvis Bay employees were trained to operate the four new Ship to Shore (STS) Cranes. These cranes were acquired by...

Botswana Dry Port expands its...

1 month - 08 October 2019 | Infrastructure

The Botswana Dry Port, managed by Sea Rail Botswana, is undergoing a facelift at its premises at the Port of Walvis Bay. The dry...

Namport honours its long serving...

1 month - 08 October 2019 | Infrastructure

The Namibian Port's Authority (Namport) rolled out the red carpet to honour all long serving employees at the Annual Long Service Awards Ceremony. A total...

Crane operators graduate

1 month - 07 October 2019 | Infrastructure

Walvis Bay • Leandrea Louw Thirty-two employees of the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) in Walvis Bay were trained to operate four new Ship-to-Shore...