Walvis Bay Corridor Group--desert pioneers: the Walvis Bay Corridor Group is an ambitious project that links several transport and logistics systems in southern and central Africa all eventually converging on the port of Walvis Bay in Namibia. Tom Nevin describes the system.(Special Report)

African Business | December 1, 2006| | Copyright

The decision in 1994 to develop Walvis Bay as a hub port for south-western and central African countries logically led to planning for ways a network of corridors could converge on the Atlantic Ocean port.

Known as the Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG), the road and rail agglomeration seeks to encourage economic growth along its routes, facilitate inter regional trade and maritime transport and offer Walvis Bay as an attractive alternative for South African importers and exporters.

The six-year-old organisation is now busy trying to maximise the Walvis Bay ...

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