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WALVIS BAY CORRIDOR GROUP. WALVIS BAY CORRIDOR SERVING AS AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA Botswana Global Expo - 2010 NOVEMBER 2010. WALVIS BAY CORRIDOR GROUP. Joint PPP of logistics providers. WALVIS BAY CORRIDOR GROUP. Core business Business Development
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WALVIS BAY CORRIDOR GROUP WALVIS BAY CORRIDOR SERVING AS AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA Botswana Global Expo - 2010 NOVEMBER 2010
WALVIS BAY CORRIDOR GROUP Joint PPP of logistics providers
WALVIS BAY CORRIDOR GROUP • Core business • Business Development • Cross border facilitation • Infrastructure development
ROLE OF THE WBCG • Providing support to WBCG members • Developing new markets along corridors • Collaborative marketing & promotion approach • “Personal touch” in service delivery • WBCG serve as facilitation centre • Creating a network between stakeholders
CREATING ALTERNATIVES • Time and money • Trans Kalahari Corridor(Gauteng & Botswana) • Trans Caprivi Corridor(Zambia, DRC, Malawi, Zimbabwe) • Trans Cunene Corridor (Southern Angola)
CREATING ALTERNATIVES • Links Walvis Bay with Gaborone & Gauteng • Transit time of 48 hours from Walvis Bay to Gauteng • Signing of MoU on TKCMC between Bostwana, Namibia, RSA • Government Ministries & agencies • Freight forwarders, Shipping lines, Transporters • Opening of WBCG office in Gauteng • Customs clearance – 30 minutes at Botswana/Namibia border
PORT OF WALVIS BAY • Current • Port invested R800 m since 1994 • Current draft = 12.8 m • Handle 260 000 TEU’s p.a. • Future • Plan to invest R 2.7 billion • Plan 500 000 TEU’s pa • Draft = 16 m
TRANSKALAHARI CORRIDOR • Links Walvis Bay with Gaborone and Gauteng - 1800 km • Supported by rail line from Walvis Bay to Gobabis • Allows <48 hours transit time from Walvis Bay to/from Botswana • Botswana/Namibia border 30 • minutes transit time
TRANSKALAHARI CORRIDOR • 1998 – Official opening of TKC road • 2001 – Extension of border hours (Botswana & Namibia ) • 2002 – Launch of SAD 500 pilot on TKC • 2003 – Signing of MoU on TKCMC (Bostwana, Namibia, South Africa) • 2006 – Roll out of SAD in SADC • 2007 – Full time secretariat of TKCMC • 2007 - Extension of border hours (Botswana & Namibia ) • 2008 – Opening WBCG office in Gauteng • 2009 – Feasibility on Railway line between Bostwana/Namibia • 2010 – Feasibility for Botswana Dry Port in Walvis Bay
TRANSCUNENE CORRIDOR • Link to Southern Angola • Rail line to Ondangwa (60 km before border) • Distance of 800 km to border • One day service to border
WALVIS BAY-NDOLA-LUBUMBASHI (WBNL) CORRIDOR FACTS • Bridge completed along Zambezi – 2004 • Customs Clearance at Sesheke – 2005 • Open Zambia office in Lusaka – 2005 • Transit time of 5-6 days from port to Lubumbashi • PPP Partnership between DRC, Namibia, Zambia • Namibia/Zambia border 30 minutes transit time
SHIPPING ROUTES TO WALVIS BAY • Europe • North America • Canada • South America • Far East • Middle East • Southern Africa
TRANSKALAHARI CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT • 1998 – Official opening of TKC road • 2000 – Deepening of the port • 2001 – Establishment of TKCMC • 2001 – Extension of border hours (Nam & Bot) • 2002 – Launch of SAD pilot on TKC • 2002 – Private sector inspection of TKC • 2003 – Signing of MoU on TKCMC • 2005 – Opening of the Bakwena Platinum Highway • 2006 – Roll out of SAD in SADC • 2007 – Full time secretariat of TKCMC • 2007 - Extension of border hours (Bot & RSA) • 2008 – Opening of office in Gauteng • 2009 – Road Safety & Security assessments along TKC • 2010 – Joint Law Enforcement between Botswana/Namibia
ADVANTAGES OF TKC • <48 Hours service from Walvis Bay to Gaborone • Security • Zero pilferage • Personal service • No port congestion
REGIONAL BENEFITS • Efficient Transport systems reduce cost • Facilitate regional trade and regional integration • Alternative trade route • Economic impact on export production
CREATING ALTERNATIVE TRADE ROUTES • New trade route for Botswana • Linking Botswana via Walvis Bay with the rest of the World • Creating awareness of TKC • Mindsets?
REDUCING COSTS • Focus on doing more with less • Benefit to the consumer • Economy of scales • Increasing scheduled shipping calls
BENEFITS TO THE CLIENT • TIME ADVANTAGE • Sailing time • Port Clearance • Inland transit time • COST ADVANTAGE • Reduced transit time • RELIABILITY • Timeous delivery through efficiency • HIGH SAFETY & SECURITY • Zero pilferage
Port Development – 2013 500 000 TEU’s
Conclusion • Creating alternative trade routes • Focus on reduction in supply chain cost • Reduce transit time • Continuous improvement • Safety & Security • Strategic Partnerships