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Namibian Ports Authority (Namport)
The Port of Walvis Bay is a secure, efficient, and world-class port.
The Port of Walvis Bay is strategically located halfway down Namibia’s coast and provides an easy and fast shipping route between Southern Africa, Europe, the Far East, and the Americas. This is Namibia’s largest commercial port, receiving 899 vessels and handling about 8 million tonnes of cargo per annum. The Authority complies with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS), and is certified for the following ISO standards:
- ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health and Safety Management)
- ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management)
- ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management)
The port handles container imports, exports and transshipments, and bulk and break-bulk volumes of various commodities. The port boasts a container throughput capacity of 750,000 TEUs and can handle ten million tonnes of liquid bulk cargo per annum as well as ten million tons of dry and break-bulk cargo per annum.
