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BR’s Gobabis dry port takes shape

Back in the black: Volumes are increasing at the Walvis Bay dry port, with another port due to open up at Gobabis
Back in the black: Volumes are increasing at the Walvis Bay dry port, with another port due to open up at Gobabis

Botswana Railways' (BR) bid to construct another dry port in Namibia, this time at Gobabis, 600 kilometres from Walvis Bay, is gaining momentum.

The Gobabis dry port will be 120km from the Charles Hill border closer than the plus-1,000 kilometres to Walvis Bay, a difference that is expected to improve traffic volumes and make the project viable.

BR decided to build the additional port after establishing from customers that Botswana’s Walvis Bay dry port is far and not easy to re-direct traffic there.

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