WBCG on trade mission to DRC

By: TONDERAI KATSWARA

THE Walvis Bay Corridor Group has decided to expand its business to central Africa and will lead a delegation to Lubumbashi towards the end of the month in a bid to boost trade volumes on its routes.

WBCG Business Development Executive John Smith yesterday said the

visit is an information event to inform importers and exporters in

the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the

Port of Walvis Bay and the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Corridor as

an alternative route for imports and exports from and to the

region.

The delegation will consist of logistics service providers such

as freight forwarding, logistics operators, transport operators,

shipping line, the NCCI and Namport.

 

The WBCG last year launched an aggressive marketing campaign to

create awareness and inform potential and new customers of the port

of Walvis Bay as a reliable and cost-effective alternative.

 

"Since then we have seen a lot of growth, especially on the

Trans-Caprivi Corridor route, which links the port of Walvis Bay

via the Zambezi Bridge into Zambia and eventually linking up with

the DRC into Lubumbashi," said Smith.

 

Of great interest to WBCG is the current development in the

Lubumbashi area with respect to mining developments and

reconstruction.

 

Smith said during the past year the Trans-Caprivi Corridor had

grown by more than 140 per cent in cargo throughput.

 

"The WBCG will utilise this opportunity also to assess the

market and look for possible partners in developing trade between

Namibia and the DRC," said Smith.

 

The delegation will consist of logistics service providers such as

freight forwarding, logistics operators, transport operators,

shipping line, the NCCI and Namport. The WBCG last year launched an

aggressive marketing campaign to create awareness and inform

potential and new customers of the port of Walvis Bay as a reliable

and cost-effective alternative."Since then we have seen a lot of

growth, especially on the Trans-Caprivi Corridor route, which links

the port of Walvis Bay via the Zambezi Bridge into Zambia and

eventually linking up with the DRC into Lubumbashi," said Smith. Of

great interest to WBCG is the current development in the Lubumbashi

area with respect to mining developments and reconstruction.Smith

said during the past year the Trans-Caprivi Corridor had grown by

more than 140 per cent in cargo throughput."The WBCG will utilise

this opportunity also to assess the market and look for possible

partners in developing trade between Namibia and the DRC," said

Smith.

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