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Enhancing Transport Corridors in Southern Africa: Addressing Key Infrastructure Challenges

This report by Johny M. Smith, CEO of WBCG, explores the pressing challenges facing the transport corridors in Southern Africa, focusing on rail and road infrastructure. It highlights issues such as maintenance deficits, overloading, border transit delays, and funding shortages. The report discusses the necessity of private sector participation, the importance of real-time information for logistics, and the role of government in optimizing transport infrastructure. It emphasizes regional integration and the development of new trade routes to enhance economic growth and reduce costs.

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Enhancing Transport Corridors in Southern Africa: Addressing Key Infrastructure Challenges

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  1. “Challenges in Transport Corridors Infrastructure (Rail and Road) for the Southern African Region” Johny M. Smith CEO – WBCG November 2011

  2. Challenges in Road sector • Lack of maintenance • Overloading • Balance of trade • Private sector financing of road infrastructure • Poor condition of roads • Availability of funding

  3. Challenges in Rail sector • Lack of maintenance • Unavailability and insufficient rolling stock • Unpredictable delivery times • Real time information on wagon and consignment • Private sector participation • Regional integration of rail network

  4. Challenges along corridors • Border transit time • Rail vs road • Increase in Infrastructure & logistics capacity • Regional growth • Reducing costs • Creating alternative trade routes • Economies of scale

  5. Corridors to accelerate Infrastructure development • Government invested in major transport infrastructure to link Namibia with rest of neighbouring countries: • Port development, • Rail development, (Links with Angola, Botswana, Zambia) • Road development (Links with Angola, Botswana, Zambia) • Optimize unique location of Namibia and to establish new trade routes to link Namibia with rest of the SADC region • Increased/important role of transport & logistics as GDP %

  6. Namibia Strategic Plan • Infrastructure development since 1990 basis for Corridor development • Regional integration • Economic development • Bridging the Infrastructure gap in SADC • WBCG established in 2000 (Private Public Partnership) • Government cooperating with private sector to optimize infrastructure development: • Broader transport coordination with all stakeholders • Support Business Development • Support Cross border facilitation

  7. Projects in progress • Transport Master Plan - 2012 • Dry ports: Botswana, DRC, Zimbabwe & Zambia • Inland Dry ports • Completion of Railway links to neighbours • Port Expansion • Spatial Development Initiatives (Economic development corridors)

  8. Benefit of corridor development • Focus on doing more with less • Reducing supply chain costs • Economy of scales • Increasing scheduled shipping calls • Alternative trade routes

  9. Benefit of corridor linkage

  10. Corridor Growth

  11. Conclusion • Creating “best” route for Southern Africa • Continuous Follow up • Strategic partnerships • Vision • Common PPP objectives

  12. Future? • 1994 – Fishing Port • 2000 – Deepening of port to 12.8 m • 2004 – First Hinterland cargo • 2011 - Deepening of port to 14 m • 2016 – Port Expansion • 2020 – Railway links to all neighbouring markets • 2025 –Logistics & Distribution Hub for Southern Africa

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