TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS SECTOR EXPANSION Minister of Works and Transport NAMIBIA: TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS SECTOR EXPANSION Alpheus G. !Naruseb, MP Minister of Works and Transport Windhoek 09 November’16

CONTENT Transport and Logistics History Government Intervention Namibia Logistics Hub Project Transport Sector Programmes & Projects Opportunities for Investment Benefits

Before Namibia’s independence in 1990 WHERE DID WE START? Before Namibia’s independence in 1990 All trade via South Africa No connections to regional neighbours Limited knowledge & trade with SADC No direct shipping connections to the world Zero Corridor /Transit traffic

GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION AFTER INDEPENDENCE Government invested in major transport infrastructure to link Namibia with the rest of the neighbouring countries: Ports development (Walvis Bay[new container terminal and SADC Gateway port] and Proposed deepening of port of Lüderitz and construction of new port at Angra Point]) Rail developments, (Links with Angola, Botswana (proposed TKR), Zambia (proposed Grootfontein –Rundu - Katima ) Road developments (Links with Angola, Botswana and Zambia) Air linkage development ,RSA, Botswana, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Germany, Qatar, Ethiopia, Holland. Proposed air links with Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria on the charts; Optimize unique location of Namibia and to establish new trade routes to link Namibia with rest of the SADC region Increased important role of transport & logistics as % of GDP

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT Pictures below depict some of the developments especially Bridge across the Zambezi river, Air Namibia, plane rail and road construction

(Expected roles & objective) LOGISTICS MASTER PLAN (Expected roles & objective) Provide future image of Namibia as logistics hub especially the land locked countries in the SADC region Establish development framework & strategies Identify list of strategic projects Identify key policy measures Create a set of action plans including, allocation of resources Feasibility studies Implementation ( team “Logistics Namibia” unit established to drive the process)

Let’s talk about what must be done in 2016-2025. What to do? Let’s talk about what must be done in 2016-2025.

NATIONAL PROJECTS IN PROGRESS & PROPOSED New Container Terminal (2018) for the port of Walvis Bay New SADC Gateway Port for land locked SADC countries. Dryports: Botswana, Zimbabwe & Zambia in operation. DRC will be offered a Dryport soon. One Stop Border Posts (Buitepos) between Namibia and Botswana. Rail upgrades WalvisBay to Tsumeb in line with SADC requirements of 18.5 tonne/axle load; Lüderitz to Aus completed except a 40 km stretch from Aus – Sandveraar which needs upgrading. Completion of railway line from Tsumeb to Oshikango to link with Angola;)

PROPOSED NEW RAIL PROJECTS Trans-Zambezi Railway with Zambia (Grootfontein – Rundu – Katima Mulilo) (+- 750 km) Trans-Kalahari Railway line with Botswana (+- 1,500 km) Keetmanshoop – Northern Cape

ROAD UPGRADES Namibia is already linked by road with neighbouring countries.

AIRPORT EXPANSION WalvisBay Airport Hosea Kutako International Airport Ondangwa Airport (Runway extension) Eros Airport (Runway rehabilitation)

FUTURE RAIL NETWORK

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES Maritime: Deepening of the Port of Lüderitz Building of a new port at Angra Point Rail: Trans Kalahari Railway Grootfontein-Katima-Livingstone rail New Rolling stock ( locos, wagons) Commuter Rail Service: Windhoek Central to suburbs Road: Corridor road upgrades Truck stops and bypasses Weighbridges

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES Aviation: Upgrading of strategic airports: Hosea Kutako, Eros Airport and Katima Mulilo Cargo Facilities at Hosea Kutako and Walvis Bay Airport

BENEFITS NAMIBIA OFFER Strategic location (gateway to SADC) Reliability of Walvis Bay Corridors High safety and security Competitive turn around times Enhance economies of scale Investor friendly environment (incentives) Flexibility to deliver investor needs Access to 300 million consumers

I THANK YOU