Namport, WBCG talk business with Zambia

The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport), in collaboration with Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG), recently conducted Business to Business (B2B) meetings with existing and potential clients, as well as the SADC Truck Drivers Association in Lusaka, Zambia.

According to Namport, the main objective of the market visits included information-sharing sessions in Kitwe and B2B meetings, both on the Copperbelt and Lusaka, with the aim to reposition the port of Walvis Bay as the most preferred trade route in the SADC region.

The information sessions were attended by the Copperbelt provincial minister, Namibian high commissioner to Zambia, the provincial permanent secretary, Copper belt district commissioners, council town clerks, government heads of departments, all major mining houses and many other key representatives from different business fraternity.

The sessions and B2B meetings provided an opportunity to share the value proposition of using the port of Walvis Bay during this period of disruptions and uncertainties the Zambian clients are facing in their traditional corridors to Durban, Beira and Dar es Salaam, in terms of weather conditions, safety and security of their cargoes on the corridors and delays to offload and dispatch cargo into and out of the ports. Furthermore, rerouting some of their loads to the port of Walvis Bay, will mean saving on the much-needed transit and turnaround time, it transpired.

It also served as a platform to reinforce and sell the value proposition that, for goods originating from Europe and the Americas, the port of Walvis Bay is ordinarily the first port of call, which is an added advantage to the clients in terms of service delivery.