A presentation done by Mr Tino Hanabeb (Senior Manager Commercial: Namibian Ports Authority), at the Transport Forum SIG: "Visiting the port of Walvis Bay and the Launch of the Namibian Logistics Hub Forum" on 4 December 2014 in Walvis Bay, hosted by WBCG. The topic of the presentation was: "An Introduction to the Port of Walvis Bay".

1. Namibian Ports Authority
“Ports of Opportunity for Regional Growth”
A Presentation to the Delegation from the
NAMIBIAN LOGISTICS HUB FORUM/TRANSPORT SIG
By Mr I Hanabeb
Acting Executive : Port Operations
Walvis Bay – 04 December 2014

2. CONTENTS
1. Mandate and Structure
2. Link to National Strategy
3. Growth
4. Ports and Hinterland Links
5. Successes
6. Major Projects
7. Challenges
8. Competition

3. • Body Corporate established by Act of Parliament
• Falls under ambit of State-Owned Enterprises Governance Act
• State-owned Enterprise in the Transport Sector (Maritime Sub-Sector)
• Ministry of Works and Transport is portfolio Ministry
• Board of Directors comprises 5 independent non-executive members
• Key objects
• Manage and exercise control over operation of ports, lighthouses,
and other navigation aids in Namibia and territorial waters
• Provide facilities / services related to a port

4. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PORT
AUTHORITY
Port Engineering
Projects
Marine Services
Risk and Security
Legal
PORT
OPERATIONS
Lüderitz Port Operations
Walvis Bay Port
Operations
Commercial
Organisational
Performance & Strategy
Property
Corporate
Communications
HUMAN
RESOURCES
HR Services
Employee
Relations
Organisational
Development &
Training
FINANCE
Financial Services
Procurement
Management
Accounting
Reporting and
Compliance
ICT
Business
Applications
Infrastructure
Business
Processes
Internal
Audit
Company
Secretarial
Services

5. DO 5.1 (Public Infrastructure) : By 2017, Namibia
National
Imperatives
shall have a well-functioning, high quality transport infrastructure connected to major local
and regional markets as well as linked to the Port of Walvis Bay: 70% of rail
National
Imperativesway network to comply with SADC axle load recommendation of 18.5 tonnes
DO 6 (Logistics) : By 2017, the volume in cargo handling and rail-transported cargo is double
that of 2012, and the Port of Walvis Bay has become the preferred African West Coast port
and logistics corridor for southern and central African logistics operations
TRANSPORT MARITIME SUB-SECTOR
SECTORAL EXECUTION PLAN
Namport Strategy
National
Imperatives
A prosperous and industrialised
Namibia, developed by her
human resources, enjoying peace,
harmony and political stability
Fourth NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN

6. DO 5.1 (Public Infrastructure) : By 2017, Namibia shall have a well-functioning, high quality
transport infrastructure connected to major local and regional markets as well as linked to
the Port of Walvis Bay: 70% of railway network to comply with SADC axle load
recommendation of 18.5 tonnes
DO 6 (Logistics) : By 2017, the volume in cargo handling and rail-transported cargo is double
that of 2012, and the Port of Walvis Bay has become the preferred African West Coast port
and logistics corridor for southern and central African logistics operations
NDP 4 GOALS
DO 6 (Logistics) : By 2017, the volume in cargo
handling and rail-transported cargo is double
that of 2012, and the Port of Walvis Bay has
become the preferred African West Coast port
and logistics corridor for southern and central
African logistics operations

7. DO 5.1 (Public Infrastructure) : By 2017, Namibia shall have a well-functioning, high quality
transport infrastructure connected to major local and regional markets as well as linked to the
Port of Walvis Bay: 70% of railway network to comply with SADC axle load recommendation of
18.5 tonnes
DO 6 (Logistics) : By 2017, the volume in cargo handling and rail-transported cargo is double
that of 2012, and the Port of Walvis Bay has become the preferred African West Coast port
and logistics corridor for southern and central African logistics operations
• New
Container
Terminal
• Walvis Bay
SADC
Gateway
• Luderitz Deep
Water Port
Area Angra
Point
• NAVIS TOS
• Port
Community
System
• Cargo Ops
and
Seafarer
Training
• Ship Repair
• Waterfront
• Car Terminal
• Bulk Terminal
SADC Gateway
• Deep water port
area Luderitz
Infrastructure
Capacity
Creation
Walvis Bay
Infrastructure
Development
Port
Automation
Port
Capacity
Building
Port
PPP
Promotion

8. DO 5.1 (Public Infrastructure) : By 2017, Namibia shall have a well-functioning, high quality
transport infrastructure connected to major local and regional markets as well as linked to
the Port of Walvis Bay: 70% of railway network to comply with SADC axle load
recommendation of 18.5 tonnes
DO 6 (Logistics) : By 2017, the volume in cargo handling and rail-transported cargo is double
that of 2012, and the Port of Walvis Bay has become the preferred African West Coast port
and logistics corridor for southern and central African logistics operations

9. -
500 000
1 000 000
1 500 000
2 000 000
2 500 000
3 000 000
3 500 000
4 000 000
Total cargo containerised
Total cargo in bulk / break-bulk
TEU growth forecast
2025
1 Million
TEUs
2045
3 Million
TEUs
Containers
contribute 41%
of Total
Revenue

12. WALVIS BAY CORRIDORS
• EXISTING Trans-Kalahari  Walvis-Ndola-Lubumbashi  Trans-Cunene
• NEW / UPGRADED
• Road Swakopmund – Henties Bay – Uis – Kamanjab
• To be upgraded to Bitumen standard. Will link to tarred roads Kamanjab – Oshikango.
• Alternative to Trans-Cunene Corridor (saving of 90 km)
• Road behind Dunes Walvis Bay – Swakopmund
• To be upgraded to bitumen – includes passing lane and bridge over Swakop River.
• Links future industrial area behind the Dunes with the port and Hinterland
• New Logistics Hubs : 1 in the North; and 1 in the East (Gobabis)
• Trans-Kalahari Railway Line
Intermodal Links
Ports Hinterland

13. • Bilateral agreement Botswana and Namibia signed
March 2014
• Namport will develop a coal terminal at SADC Gateway
Terminal and award a concession to the TKR developer
• Government appointed project office will enforce the
agreement
• Estimated 65 Million Tons of Botswana coal through
new Coal Terminal per annum
• Biggest importers of coal will be China & India
Construction will take
5 to 7 years
Commissioning by
2019 to 2021
Capital expenditure is
around US$ 11 billion
Plus another
US$ 30 billion in
operational costs over
30 years
The TransKalahari
Railway Line
Facts & Figures

14. • Total Assets grew from 1.5 Billion NAD in 2008 to 2.8 Billion NAD in 2013
• Cargo Tonnage handled grew from 4.6 MT in 2008 to 6.5 MT in 2013
• TEUs handled grew from 183,000 in 2008 to 304,000 in 2013
• Vehicle Imports through Walvis Bay increased from 224,000 in 2008 to
357,000 in 2013
• Job Creation : 576 employees in 2008 increased to 829 in 2013
• Provide Dry Port land for Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana
• Introducing a 24/7 service to customers in certain key service areas

15. • Maximised existing capacity at Walvis Bay Port
• Increased TEU capacity from 250,000 to 355,000 TEUs
• Increased draft at Berths 1 to 3 from -12.8 m to -14 m
• Enabled Berths 1 to 3 to handle 4500 TEU container vessels – berth 2 x
250 m vessels at same time
• Relocated a shed on the quay to provide additional stacking pace
• Increasing future container handling capacity at Walvis Bay
• Commenced building a New Container Terminal with capacity of
750,000 TEUs p.a. with 16m draft and 600 m quay length

16. • Creating long-term sustainability
Extend current Port of Walvis Bay towards north – SADC Gateway (10 times
bigger than current port) & create new deep water port area in Lüderitz
• Increased efficiences with ICT solutions - NAVIS TOS, SAP HCM,
SAP Procurement Systems, SAP Strategy, AIS, etc.
• First black Port Captain and Marine Manager appointed
• Females in management increased from 1 in 2008 to
8 in 2013
• First female manager appointed in Operations
Department

17. Increased Ship Repair /
Dry Docking Capacity
• Current Syncrolift (dry-dock) has lifting
capacity of 2000 t
• In 2006, established floating dock with
8000 t lifting capacity in a PPP
• In 2008, second floating dock
commissioned
• In 2013, third floating dock – lifting
capacity of 15,000 t – commissioned
• In 2014 awarded tender to establish a
third ship repair facility in Walvis Bay

18. Awards and Recognition
• Old Mutual Top Performing SOE in Namibia – 2010
• Best Port Operator or Terminal in Africa Award – 2012
• Africa Ports Evolution Excellence Award – 2013
• Climbed from position 102 in 2004 to position 70 in 2014
on the Unctad Liner Shipping Connectivity Index

20. Port of Walvis Bay
In 2013, the port handled 6.2 million tonnes of cargo and 1,541 vessels visited the port

21. Medium-Term Projects – Port of Walvis Bay
NEW CONTAINER TERMINAL
(2017)
• 40 HA
• 600 m quay length,
• 750,000 TEU p.a.
• NAD 3.9 billion cost
• Cruise Terminal
• EPC Contract (Construction)
commenced in May 2014

22. Medium-Term Projects – Port of Lüderitz
• Cold Storage
Facility as a PPP
Project (2015 /
2016)
• New Port Rail
Network (2015)
• Increase Reefer
Points to 200
(2015)
• Rehabilitation of
Luderitz Boatyard
(2015)

23. Long-Term Projects
PORT OF WALVIS BAY
SADC GATEWAY
• 1330 HA of port land
• 10,000 m of quay walls & jetties
• 30 large berths
• Coal Terminal connected to Trans-
Kalahari Railway
Phase 1 : Tanker Jetty (2016)
Government Project
Phase 2 : Multi-purpose dry bulk
terminal - 30 Million tonnes p.a
.
Phase 3 : Coal Terminal
5 berths – 65 million tons per annum

24. Illustration from: http://www.quintiq.com/industries/mining.html
Namibian portion of the Trans-Kalahari Railway Route
Commissioning
2019 to 2021
CAPEX approx
US$ 11 billion
+another
US$ 30 billion in
OPEX over 30 years
Trans-Kalahari
Railway Line

25. • 5 HA
• Adjacent and connected to
the local authority’s
waterfront development
• Feasibility Study
• Tender for Developer will
be issued early 2015
Port of Walvis Bay
Waterfront and Marina
Development

26. • Will issue tender for
Port Automation
Consulting Services in
2014
• Implementation
Partner to be
appointed early 2015
Port Community System

27. Port Capacity Building Programme
• Marine Pilots
• Tugmasters
• Productivity
• Cargo MLE Operators
• Pool Cargo MLE Operators

28. Port of Lüderitz
In 2013, the port handled 372,068 tonnes of cargo and 823 ships visited the port

29. Port of Lüderitz
Medium-Term Projects
• DEVELOPMENT OF A COLD STORAGE FACILITY AS A PPP PROJECT
(2015 / 2016)
• NEW PORT RAIL NETWORK (in progress)
• INCREASE REEFER POINTS TO 200
• REHABILITATION OF LUDERITZ BOATYARD (2015)
• Tender for rehabilitation will be issued within the next few months

30. Other Developments :
• Luderitz Corridor Initiative
• Possible Manganese Ore Exports via Heavy Duty Rail from
Hotazel in South Africa through Port of Luderitz
HotazelLuderitz

31. LÜDERITZ CORRIDORS
• EXISTING
• Trans-Oranje Corridor road
• Rail to port not connected
• NEW / UPGRADED
• Aus – Lüderitz Railway Line – will link to Lüderitz Port Rail Network –
completion September 2014
• Lüderitz Corridor (Resource Gateway) Initiative
• Possible Heavy Haul Rail Deep Water Terminal Angra Point
Intermodal Links
Ports Hinterland

32. NEW DEEP WATER PORT
AREA AT ANGRA POINT
PPP PROJECT
• 886 HA
• Handling of iron ore,
manganese, coal, phosphate
• Heavy-haul rail connection
possibly to Northern Cape
(South Africa) – Hotazel
manganese mines)
Phase 3
Port of Lüderitz
Long-Term Projects

33. DO 5.1 (Public Infrastructure) : By 2017, Namibia
National
Imperatives
shall have a well-functioning, high quality transport infrastructure connected to major local
and regional markets as well as linked to the Port of Walvis Bay: 70% of rail
National
Imperativesway network to comply with SADC axle load recommendation of 18.5 tonnes
DO 6 (Logistics) : By 2017, the volume in cargo handling and rail-transported cargo is double
that of 2012, and the Port of Walvis Bay has become the preferred African West Coast port
and logistics corridor for southern and central African logistics operations
• Lack of rail capacity
• Connectivity to efficient and sufficient high
quality road infrastructure, logistics centres/dry
ports
• Minimal use of ICT systems in transport and
logistics chain, lack of harmonisation of systems
• Cross-border management bottlenecks
• Lack of critical skills, work permits
• Insufficient capacity - draft, quay infrastructure,
port lands
• Security / Fraud
• Productivity
• Demand for fixed berthing windows

34. Dakar : 1,6
Dakar
Lagos-Lekki : 2,5
Lekki
Abidjan
Abidjan II : 1,4
Lome LCT : 1,9
Lome Badagry
Lagos-Badagry : 2,0
Kribi: 0,8
Kribi
Main capacity increases
in West Africa: 11,55 mio. teu
in East and Southern Africa: 23,9
mio. teu
Tema
Tema: 0,5
Pointe-
Noire
Pointe-Noire : 0,6
Lome TTL : 0,25
Source: Drewry Maritime Advisors
Walvis Bay II : 0,7
Walvis Bay
Durban
Durban DOP: 9,6
Bagamoyo
Bagamoyo: 10
Mombasa II: 1,2
Lamu: 2,4
Mombasa
Lamu

35. Projected water-depths between –15 m and –16 m
13.5
14
14.5
15
15.5
16
16.5
17
17.5
18
18.5
projected water-depths (m)