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Transportation in Namibia

  • Routes Africa forum aims to improve African air connectivity

    BOTSWANA, 2016/05/15  An event dedicated to the development of the African aviation industry will take place next month in Tenerife (26-28 June) to encourage the launch of new air services to, from and within the African continent. Routes Africa 2016 will help to improve African connectivity by bringing together airlines, airports and tourism authorities to discuss next air services. Around 250 route development professionals are expected to attend the forum which was founded ten years ago to stimulate increase in the industry.
  • New Container Terminal in Namibia

    NAMIBIA, 2013/11/12 AfDB, Namibia sign US$338b loan pact for construction of new Container Terminal - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and Namibia have signed a US$338 million pact for a sovereign guaranteed loan for Namibia Ports Authority (Namport) to finance the construction of a container terminal at Walvis Bay New Port. The AfDB Group approved the construction of the Container Terminal Project in July 2013, in line with its 10-year Strategy and focus on infrastructure development and regional integration, The Bank as well provided a US$2.3 million grant to the Government of Namibia for logistics and capacity building complementing the port project loan.
  • The Managing Director of Air Namibia, Theo Namases

    NAMIBIA, 2013/01/12 Air Namibia's Recently Acquired Aircraft, the Airbus A319 100, is still to take to the skies pending finalisation of amount necessary documentations and processes, the national airline has said. The Chief of Corporate Communications at Air Namibia, Paulus Nakawa told The Economist this week that the aircraft will any minute at this time take to the skies once amount documentations have been finalised.