According to Namport's chief executive officer Bisey Uirab, Namport controls marine traffic in and out of Namibia from - and to - the rest of the world, notably the rest of the African continent along the west coast through ports in Walvis Bay and, to a lesser degree Lüderitz.
Only 20 per cent of the cargo handled at the country's various ports is meant for Namibia, Uirab explained. "Another 20 per cent goes [...] by land to our neighbouring SADC countries - Angola, Zambia, DRC, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and to some extent South Africa as well." 60% of the volumes are handled as 'transshipment cargo', where "big vessels bringing containers from other countries [in] Asia and Europe, which are reorganised at the port and then taken by smaller vessels to other ports," he said.
According to Allafrica.com, Namport has seen a steady increase in trade volumes, with about 5,5 million tonnes coming in and out of the ports. "In terms of the growth in revenue, we experienced a good year," Uirab concluded.
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