New terminal to double Namport’s handling capacity

THE Namibian Ports Authority’s container handling capacity will more than double with the completion of its new reefer terminal.

The new terminal’s surface area is just short of 10 000 square metres and will be completed by December. It will be able to handle about 256 cargo containers at a time, compared to the 248 containers that are handled at the existing reefer terminal.The new terminal also boasts with 128 reefer plug points that will be used for refrigeration containers, which are used to ship perishable cargo such as fish and meat.The new terminal will also pave the way for Namport’s overall container security and monitoring service to become automated, using real-time monitoring software that can be operated from an office.Until now, such monitoring was done manually.According to Jerome Mouton of Namport’s marketing division, the N$10 million development of the new terminal was one of the company’s most important capital projects in an attempt to meet the growing demand for container storage space.At the end of its Master Plan Development Project within the next five years, Namport hopes to be able to handle 250 000 containers a year, compared to the 120 000 a year it is handling now.According to Mouton, when this development plan is completed, the Walvis Bay harbour will be able to offer world-class services to its local and international clients.It will be able to handle about 256 cargo containers at a time, compared to the 248 containers that are handled at the existing reefer terminal.The new terminal also boasts with 128 reefer plug points that will be used for refrigeration containers, which are used to ship perishable cargo such as fish and meat.The new terminal will also pave the way for Namport’s overall container security and monitoring service to become automated, using real-time monitoring software that can be operated from an office.Until now, such monitoring was done manually.According to Jerome Mouton of Namport’s marketing division, the N$10 million development of the new terminal was one of the company’s most important capital projects in an attempt to meet the growing demand for container storage space.At the end of its Master Plan Development Project within the next five years, Namport hopes to be able to handle 250 000 containers a year, compared to the 120 000 a year it is handling now.According to Mouton, when this development plan is completed, the Walvis Bay harbour will be able to offer world-class services to its local and international clients.