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Regional CorridorDevelopment andFacilitation
Developing alternative trade routes
Johny M. Smith – CEO – Walvis Bay Corridor Group - Namibia
1st AfDB Transport Forum26-27 Novembre 2015 Abidjan
NAMIBIA STRATEGIC PLAN(TRANSPORT)
• Regional integration
• Economic development
• Bridging the Infrastructure gap in SADC
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WHO’S THE WALVIS -BAY CORRIDOR GROUP
NATA
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•Business Development
•Trade Facilitation
•Infrastructure Development
•Wellness service
•Spatial Development Initiatives (SDI’S)
•Logistics HUB
WBCG STRATEGIC FOCUS
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CORRIDORS TO ACCELERATE GROWTH
• Government invested in major transport infrastructure to link Namibia with rest of neighbouring countries:
•Port development, •Rail development, (Links with Angola, Botswana, Zambia)•Road development (Links with Angola, Botswana, Zambia)
• Optimize Namibia’s unique geographic positioning and establish new trade routes to link Namibia with rest of the SADC region
• Increased role of transport & logistics as % of GDP
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CORRIDORS IN AFRICA
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CHALLENGES IN TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS
• Border transit time
• Infrastructure Development
• Rail vs Road
• Increase in logistics capacity
• Regional growth
• Reducing costs
• Creating alternative trade routes
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Connecting SADC & The World
• Strategic location
• Gateway to West coast of Africa
• International Shipping connections
• Main economic centres in the world
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Walvis Bay Corridors• Trans Kalahari Corridor
Botswana, SA, Zimbabwe
• Trans Cunene Corridor
Angola
• Trans Caprivi Corridor
DRC, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
• PPP with neighbours
• Benefits of corridors to SADC
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•Namibia Section 21 Company
•Botswana/Namibia/South AfricaTransKalahari Corridor Management Committee
•DRC/Namibia/ZambiaWalvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Corridor
• Angola/NamibiaTransCunene Corridor
FORMING PPP’S IN NAMIBIA & NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
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• Role of Public sector
• Role of private sector
• Common objectives
• Vision
• Level of flexibility
• Realization of objectives
• Implementation
GETTING CONSENSUS ON PPP’s DIFFERENT OBJECTIVES
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• Safe & secure corridors to operate
• Enhanced cross-border facilitation
• Mobilize the transport sector to promote the health and well being of their employees.
• Facilitate planning, development & implementation of corridor investments & other improvement projects.
• Dissemination of best practice for other corridors.
BENEFITS FOR STAKEHOLDERS & ACTORS
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PROJECTS IN PROGRESS
• Feasibility Study on Truck Stops along WBC
• Feasibility Study on Logistics / Industrial Parks along WBC
• Container Terminal Expansion for Port of Walvis Bay
• TK Rail and TCC Rail
• National Logistics Master Plan Study – NDP_4
• Industrial Development along Walvis Bay Corridors
• Spatial Development Initiatives along WBC – DBSA/MTI
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CORRIDOR GROWTH
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TIME TO THE MARKET
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FROM TRANSPORT CORRIDOR TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR
•1994 – Fishing Port
•2000 – Deepening of port to 12.8 m
•2004 – First Hinterland cargo
•2011 - Deepening of port to 14 m
•2012 – SDI developments along Walvis Bay Corridors
•2017 – Port Expansion – 1 million TEU’s
•2020 – Railway links to all neighbouring markets
•2025 –Logistics & Distribution Hub for Southern Afr ica
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ALTERNATIVE TRADE ROUTES
•Alternative trade route for: • Angola
• Botswana
• DRC
• Malawi
• South Africa (Gauteng)
• Zimbabwe
• Zambia
•Linking SADC via Walvis Bay to World
•Creating awareness of Walvis Bay?
•Mindsets?
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•Transport & Logistics economic priority – NDP 4
•Optimise Namibia’s location
•Develop a framework for the process
•Logistics Plan
•Market the Logistics Hub
NAMIBIA AS LOGISTICS HUB?
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1. Transport Masterplan
2. Political commitment
3. Establish PPP facilitation body – WBCG
4. Cross Border Agencies & Partnerships
5. Transport Corridors as an alternative trade route
6. Establish & market in neighbouring countries
7. Continuous development & maintenance of infrastru cture
8. Significant volume increase
9. Logistics Hub (National Development Plan)
10. Attract international investors
10 POINT ACTION PLAN
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NEW CONTAINER TERMINALUSD 200 M
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BULK & BREAKBULK PORT (PPP)USD 2 bn
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