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Container terminal officially opened today...............
History is in the making. President Hage Geingob arrived in Walvis Bay this morning with an historic task he has to perform. The President will later today officially open Namport’s container terminal on reclaimed land, in the port of Walvis Bay. The container terminal’s construction is finally over, following a construction schedule of just over 5 years.
Electricity tariffs unchanged for the next year Regional electricity supply company, Erongo RED announced on Wednesday it will keep its electricity rate unchanged for a period of the next twelve months until 30 June 2020. That is despite Nampower’s 2,5 % increase on bulk electricity rates (the rate at which Erongo RED purchases its electricity from Nampower for retail sale to electricity consumers). At a media briefing on Wednesday at Erongo RED’s headquarters in Walvis Bay, the company stated consumers might see a 2 cents increase which is statutory levies (Electricity Control Board levy and National Energy Fund levy) over which the company has no control. In a second highly appreciated gesture, Erongo RED also announced a 10 % reduction in its Network Service Fee charged to farmers. This reduction will result in farmers in the Region experiencing a reduction in their Erongo RED invoice amounts of between 1 % and 6 % Note: full list of tariffs of Erongo RED can be viewed on pages 12 and 13 of today’s edition.
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Biggest consignment of ammonium nitrate in history arrives in port Floris Steenkamp A cargo ship carrying 4 000 tons of high density ammonium nitrate (HDAN) destined for the Copper Belt in Zambia, is steaming for Walvis Bay and is expected alongside on Sunday. HDAN is an agricultural fertilizer, but if mixed with a certain chemical agent becomes a very potent and widely used mining explosive. Although the import of ammonium nitrate through the port of Walvis Bay is not uncommon, this consignment represents the singlebiggest import of this kind to date, explained the Business Development Manager of Crossroads Distribution, Ockert Maritz this week. Crossroads Distribution facilitates the entire process of the loading of the ammonium nitrate at the supplier overseas, transportation at sea, discharge in port, storage and transport to the end-consumer in what the company describes
as its “cradle to grave” approach. According to Maritz, a second consignment of 3 000 tons are planned for later this year. “We take huge pride in handling this kind of cargo as well as the volumes”, explained Maritz. This particular consignment of ammonium nitrate will ensure a cash injection of N$14 million into the local economy in the form of procurement of local service providers. Maritz further explained the ports of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and Durban in South Africa
resulted in the Zambian-based Africa Warehousing & Logistics seeking alternatives in the port of Walvis Bay. Africa Warehousing & Logistics handles the ammonium nitrate imports in Zambia on behalf of a Explosives Company in Zambia. AWL approached Crossroads Distribution in Walvis Bay and with more than 84 years of experience in the business (Crossroads started decades ago as Jowell's Transport) the deal was sealed. The ammonium nitrate was loaded in the port of St Petersburg in Russia. With the vessel alongside on Sunday, discharge operations are to start on Monday. The ammonia nitrate is packed in 1,25 tons sling
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