Namport has clinched a deal to facilitate the export of 400 brand new pick-up trucks annually on-behalf of a car dealership in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
This was after RL SHIPPING SARL secured a contract from Toyota DRC Exclusive Dealer SFCE CFAO Group to transit their regular fleet of brand-new vehicles from the African distribution platform in Zeebruge (Belgium) to Lubumbashi and Kolwezi DRC using the Port of Walvis Bay for transit.
The port has already facilitated the transit of an initial consignment of 52 brand new Toyota Hilux pick-up vehicles destined for CFAO Motors RDS, in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
“After years of ground work in Walvis Bay, Zeebruge Port (Belgium) and Paris (France). The consignment of these new vehicles to DRC comes after the successful pilot run of a similar operation that took place late last year when 25 previously owned vehicles were delivered to CFAO, the client opted to increase the cargo to the current 53 vehicles,” Namport’s Acting Executive: Commercial Services, Tana Pesat said.
“The Namibian Ports Authority remains the Ports of choice for vessels to make use of as it not only offers its cliental fast services but also safe storage facilities at the convenience of its clients.”
The port is also currently facilitating the export of other vehicle units destined for local and various SADC markets such as Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Botswana
