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Bureaucratic and logistical problems at the city's competitor port at Durban, South Africa have diverted traffic to the port at Walvis Bay. Ninety-five percent of all cargo hauled overland through Walvis Bay is carried by truck. [46] The Walvis Bay Corridor Group is gearing up to increase import/export-business opportunities in Namibia.
Large-sized port and major port of Namibia. [1] Port of Lüderitz: ǁKaras Region: Lüderitz: Medium-sized port. It is developed around Robert Harbour and Shark Island. The maximum draught of the port is 7.9 meters. [2] Port of Swakopmund: Erongo Region: Swakopmund
Walvis Bay is a tourist hotspot that offers a number of activities. Water-related activities include shore angling, boat angling, shark angling, sightseeing and photographic boat cruises, sea kayaking, wind- and kite surfing. Every year Walvis Bay hosts one of the international legs of speed kite and windsurfing competitions.
Walvis Bay is Namibia's largest commercial port, handling on average 3,000 vessel calls per year and over 5.3 million tons of cargo. Facilities at the port include a container terminal, privately operated bulk cargo terminal and six tugboats. The expansion of the port will commence in 2012 to increase container storage capacity to 900,000 TEU's.
The Trans-Kalahari Railway is a planned railway line that will connect the port city of Walvis Bay in Namibia to Gaborone, the capital of Botswana.This proposed railway line aims to improve regional trade and economic development by providing a more efficient and cost-effective transportation route for goods being exported from Botswana, Namibia, and Southern Africa more generally.
The centre of Lüderitz' economic activity is the port, until the incorporation of the exclave Walvis Bay in 1994 the only suitable harbour on Namibia's coast. However, the harbour at Lüderitz has a comparatively shallow rock bottom, making it unusable for many modern ships.
Walvis Bay also boasts the only deep sea port and is the second largest town in the country. Swakopmund and Langstrand are popular beach resorts; Arandis supports mining industry and Swakopmund boasts manufacturing. This region, with its link to the coast of Namibia, is well developed.
Dolfynstrand (Afrikaans for "dolphin beach") is a seaside resort on the South Atlantic coast of Namibia. The residential compound is located in the Walvis Bay constituency and just north of Langstrand, another beach resort located about 20 km south of Walvis Bay on the B2 Road towards Swakopmund. It is a popular destination for sport fishing in ...