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Heavy lift vessel calls at Walvis Bay The semi-submersible heavy lift vessel Transshelf, owned by ships operator Boskalis called at Walvis Bay yesterday to take in supplies before crossing the Atlantic for a passage to Mexico to deliver from Singapore a jack up oil rig.
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Research breakthrough by Namibia Dolphin Prjoject Page 3
Prostate Cancer screenings
Walvis Bay impresses Kenya’s Pres Kenyatta Rudi Bowe Namibia and Kenya can maintain a steep learning curve from one another when it comes to the development of port facilities to serve Africa's landlocked countries, increased benefits from the blue economy and the “single window” concept to facilitate the smooth transition of cargo across borders. This was evident over the weekend with the visit to Walvis Bay of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. President Kenyatta took the time to visit the port of Walvis Bay and also the newly commissioned Seaflower Pelagic Processing fish factory in the harbour town. The visit to the harbour town formed part of Kenyatta's attendance of Namibia's 29th Independence celebrations
which took place in Windhoek on Thursday. At the port of Walvis Bay President Kenyatta was received by the Chief Executive Officer of Namport, Mr Bisey /Uirab, who briefed the visiting Head of State on progress with the construction of the new container terminal on reclaimed land in port which is expected to come into operation by around October this year. Mr Uirab also explained in detail how
the port of Walvis Bay as import and export hub slots into the economies of neighbouring southern African states through the transport corridors, the dry port concept and how logistics of this magnitude forms part of the blue economy principle. The blue economy principle dictates that a country must integrate all its sectors dependent on the Ocean in some or other way to operate and grow in such a way Continues on page 2
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Mr. Uirab (right) and President Kenyatta. Lower picture: the vising Head of State at Seaflower Pelagic Processing.
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