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Walvis Bay

Walvis Bay is a port city on the Atlantic coast of Namibia, situated in the Erongo Region approximately 30 kilometres south of Swakopmund. With a population of about 85 000, it is Namibia's third-largest city and serves as the country's principal deep-water harbour and commercial gateway. The city's natural harbour, one of the few along the southern African Atlantic seaboard, has made it a strategic maritime hub for centuries. Walvis Bay handles the majority of Namibia's seaborne trade and is a critical logistics node for landlocked Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries including Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The port supports diverse cargo flows spanning containerised goods, bulk minerals, petroleum products and project cargo for the mining and energy sectors. Major infrastructure investments have expanded the port's capacity, including a new container terminal commissioned in 2019 that significantly increased throughput. The city's economy is anchored by port operations, fishing, fish processing and salt production, with the Walvis Bay Export Processing Zone attracting manufacturing and logistics investment. Walvis Bay was administered as an exclave of South Africa until 1994, when it was integrated into independent Namibia following protracted negotiations. The city's strategic location and expanding port facilities position it as a growing competitor to other regional ports such as Durban and Dar es Salaam for trans-shipment and hinterland trade.

Walvis Bay News


Seven-year solar deal to power Botswana mine
14th August 2026

Provider of flexible solar solutions Release, owned by renewable energy solutions company Scatec, and Climate Fund Managers through its EU-supported Climate Investor One Fund, on February 12 signed... 


Werner Pumps Strengthens Namibian Footprint
Werner Pumps Strengthens Namibian Footprint
13th July 2026

  (Virtual Showroom) Werner Pumps is deepening its presence in Namibia as growing demand for reliable wastewater maintenance equipment produced in the southern African region continues to grow.  


Stuart Heather-Clark, SLR Consulting Power Sector Lead Middle East and Africa
Exciting gigawatt-scale projects across Africa, SLR reports
26th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

To combat climate change, the world needs green molecules in addition to green electrons. “If we look how the economy is carbonised, an electron can only decarbonise between 60% to 70% of the... 


A generic image of mineralised uranium
Lotus Resources outlines operational, funding challenges in Malawi
25th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has temporarily halted production at its Kayelekera uranium mine, in Malawi, owing to equipment damage and a supply disruption in a third-party acid supply chain linked... 


Botswana President Duma Boko
Botswana signs energy and mineral exploration deals with Oman
13th April 2026 By: Reuters

Botswana's President has clinched multiple agreements with Oman, including on mineral exploration, oil storage infrastructure and renewable power, during a visit to the Gulf nation designed to... 


Drill core from the Hope and Gorop project
Hope and Gorob copper/gold project, Namibia – update
10th April 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Bezant Resources announced a new mineral resource estimate for the Hope deposit, part of the wider Hope and Gorob project, on April 8, 2026. 


The Kayalekera process plant
Orano accepts Kayalekera uranium product for conversion in France
1st April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Uranium enrichment company Orano Chimie-Enrichissement has agreed to accept uranium ore concentrate produced at ASX-listed Lotus Resources' Kayalekera mine, in Malawi, at its conversion facility in... 


The iron-ore terminal at Saldanha Bay.
South Africa iron-ore trade route to Europe could be green by 2029, study shows
28th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The South Africa-Europe iron-ore trade route could go green as soon as 2029 and scale toward full decarbonisation by 2035, according to a study released by the Global Maritime Forum. The... 


The iron-ore terminal at Saldanha Bay.
South Africa iron-ore trade route to Europe could be green by 2029, study shows
13th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The South Africa-Europe iron-ore trade route could go green as soon as 2029 and scale toward full decarbonisation by 2035, according to a study released by the Global Maritime Forum. The... 


SAPICS Executive Summit reinforces supply chain as strategic powerhouse
SAPICS Executive Summit reinforces supply chain as strategic powerhouse
20th October 2025

Under the theme “Supply Chain as the Strategic Nerve Centre: Reshaping Supply Chains at the Heart of Decision-Making,” the summit challenged traditional thinking and called on business, government... 


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