African Mining January - February 2019 | Page 42

Infrastructure Feature Exporting through Walvis Bay Despite a few hiccups, construction at the Port of Walvis Bay is progressing well, writes Leon Louw, who visited Namibia recently. Walvis Bay Port currently handles 5.5 million tons and operates at 60% of its capacity. Its total capacity equips it to handle eight to nine million tons of cargo. 40 AFRICAN MINING JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2019 www.africanmining.co.za