1. 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

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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. (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)

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

8. 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;)

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

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

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

12. FUTURE RAIL NETWORK

13. 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

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

15. 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

16. I THANK YOU