Walvis Bay becoming region's port of choice

According to a statement from the Walvis Bay Corridor Group, at 2000 tonnes, Botswana trade volumes via the Walvis bay has reached the highest monthly volumes ever with more consumables and especially a steep increase in motor vehicles being transported via the Port of Walvis Bay. "Some of the Botswana importers and exporters have opted for the Trans-Kalahari Corridor since it provides a real alternative for time critical cargo," says the statement.

"We have also experienced that more than 70 percent of the road transporters previously using the traditional trade route via the South of Namibia to Johannesburg have now opted for the Trans-Kalahari Corridor, which is 400km shorter via Botswana from Walvis Bay.