Dry Port shrugs off White Elephant label

Since its construction six years ago, the P40 million facility has been struggling to attract customer volumes, with Botswana Railways even considering building another port at Gobabis, 600 kilometres from Walvis Bay.

This week, Dry Port manager, Derrick Mokgatlhe told BusinessWeek the business community was warming up to the Walvis Dry Port, noting it had anchor clients such as the Botswana Defence Force, Gabcon and many entrepreneurs who preferred it due to its efficiency.