The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) is a state owned enterprise established by an act of

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as the national

port authority In Canada and the United States, a port authority (less commonly a port district) is a governmental or quasi-governmental public authority for a special-purpose district usually formed by a legislative body (or bodies) to operate ports and other t ...

of Namibia, managing principally the

port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...

s of Walvis Bay and Lüderitz, as well as managing a Syncrolift dry dock facility in Walvis Bay. Namport was founded in 1994. Its head office is located in Walvis Bay.

Port of Walvis Bay

Walvis Bay is Namibia's largest commercial port, handling on average 3,000 vessel calls per year and over 5.3 million tons of

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. Facilities at the port include a container terminal, privately operated bulk cargo terminal and six

tugboat A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, su ...

s. The expansion of the port will commence in 2012 to increase container storage capacity to 900,000 TEU's. There is a Syncrolift

dry dock A dry dock (sometimes drydock or dry-dock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Dry docks are used for the construction, maintenance, ...

facility at Walvis Bay harbor, for lifting ships out of the water for repair, separate from the port facilities proper. Walvis bay is linked to landlocked SADC countries via road corridors mainly the Trans Caprivi, Trans Kalahari, Trans Kunene and Trans Oranje.

Port of Lüderitz

Lüderitz Port is historically Namibia's second largest port, functioning mainly as a fishing port; it has expanded in recent years to ship cargo from the

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and to support and service offshore petroleum exploration and

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References

External links

Namport official site
* ttp://www.economist.com.na/content/view/6527/70/ Namibia Economist: Namport pays dividends to shareholders] Companies of Namibia Government of Namibia Transport in Namibia Port authorities, Namibia Ports and harbours in Africa Walvis Bay Lüderitz {{port-stub

Port of Walvis Bay

Port of Lüderitz

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