Namibia has inaugurated a new port terminal at Walvis Bay, 400km west of Windhoek.
The 16 hectares terminal is expected to provide a vital strategic gateway to emerging markets in southern and West Africa and will increase the capacity of the port from 350 000 containers to 750 000 annually.
The US$280m (R4,1bn) terminal was built by state-owned China Harbour Engineering Company, with funds from the Namibian government and the African Development Bank.
